Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fourth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 May 2007.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

Aims of the inquiry

Background to publication of the Vision document

Description of inquiry process

2  BACKGROUND

Previous CAP reforms

Previous parliamentary scrutiny

3  INITIAL REACTION TO THE VISION DOCUMENT

4  TIMING

Context into which the Vision document arrived

Agreement on the EU budget

5  ANALYSIS AND THE USE OF DATA

6  ANALYSIS OF ASPECTS OF THE VISION

Expenditure on Pillar 1 of the CAP
Assessment of the advantages of eliminating Pillar 1 expenditure, as advocated by the Vision

Assessment of the possible disadvantages of eliminating Pillar 1 expenditure

Possible ways to eliminate Pillar 1 expenditure

Development of Pillar 2 of the CAP

International issues

7  WHAT KIND OF A CAP DO WE WANT?

Evidence from the Royal Agricultural Show

Other evidence

Commonality of EU agricultural policy

Appropriateness of the title 'Common Agricultural Policy'

8  IS THE UK GOVERNMENT'S VISION ACHIEVABLE?

Assessment of whether the Vision has achieved its objective of stimulating debate

Analysis of whether the Vision is politically achievable

Future prospects for CAP 'health checks' and the EU budget review

9  WHAT KIND OF A RURAL POLICY DO WE WANT?

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED WRITTEN EVIDENCE

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2003



MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 546-II)

Wednesday 14 June 2006
Tuesday 4 July 2006
Wednesday 12 July 2006
Monday 16 October 2006
Wednesday 18 October 2006

WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 546-II)

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Prepared 23 May 2007