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Single Farm Payment
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications for Single Farm Payment made in 2004 (a) are still under review and (b) have not been processed by the Rural Payments Agency; and if she will set a date by which a decision on all such applications will be made. [49125]
Jim Knight: The Single Payment Scheme was introduced in the UK on 1 January 2005, the earliest opportunity possible under the regulations. Therefore, there were no applications to this scheme in 2004.
All applications to the 2005 scheme have been assessed, although just over half of the claim population is still in the process of completing validation.
As I stated on 31 January 2006, full payments under the Single Payment Scheme will start at the end of February 2006, with the bulk complete in March 2006.
I expect all payments will be made well within the payment window set by EU legislation which runs until 30 June 2006.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost was of administering the single farm payment scheme in each year since its introduction. [49156]
Jim Knight:
The Single Payment Scheme (SPS) was introduced in 2005 and the cost of administering claims for that year under this scheme will largely fall in the financial year 2005–06. The cost of administering all CAP schemes, including SPS, in England during 2005–06 is forecast at £148 million. The allocation of these costs between schemes will not be finalized until after the year end.
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Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of single farm payments she expects to have been paid by the end of (a) February and (b) March. [49157]
Jim Knight: We cannot be precise at this stage of the proportions of payments under the single payment scheme to have been paid by the end of February 2006. However, we expect the bulk of payments to be complete by the end of March 2006.
Statutory Instruments
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the statutory instruments introduced by her Department since 6 May 2005. [46210]
Jim Knight: The Department introduced 105 Statutory Instruments for the period in question. These are listed as follows.
The Access to the Countryside (Correction of Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (Commencement No.2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Order 2005
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2005
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Reductions from Payments) (England) Regulations 2006
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment Scheme (Set-aside) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
The Diseases of Poultry Declaratory (Infected Area) (Merger of Zones) (Revocation) (England) Order 2005
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) (England) Regulations 2005
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment of Section 57) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory Regulations 2005
The North-West, Severn-Trent and Welsh Regional Flood Defence Committees (Boundaries Alteration) Order 2005
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (No. 4) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
The Public Rights of Way (Register of Applications under section 53(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) (England) Regulations 2005
The Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005
The Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) (Amendment and Related Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2005
The Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) (Amendment and Related Provisions) (No.3) Regulations 2005
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