PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Rural Payments Agency (13 October 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential UK liability for EU disallowance penalties in relation to late payment by the Rural Payments Agency of Basic Payments in the 2015-16 CAP round.

Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Following the announcement made by the European Commission on 8 June, the UK will not be subject to late-payment penalties in relation to 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments made by the Rural Payments Agency during the period 1 July to 15 October 2016.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
21 October 2016