Rogerson calls on Government to guarantee Single Farm Payments
Dan Rogerson, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall has today tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to guarantee that those farmers who have not already received their Single Farm Payments (SFPs) will have them by the end of March, as was promised.
The EDM draws attention to the fact that only 31 out of 1084 respondents to a recent Farmer's Online Poll have received their SFPs.
It also notes the recent doubt cast on the likelihood of the target of 96% of payments being made by the end of March by a Rural Payments Agency source.
Commenting, Mt Rogerson said:
"As the Select Committee report said, the Government have failed to give this issue the attention it deserves, and farmers and their families are suffering because of it. They need to take control of this whole system and ensure that farmers get the money which is owed to them as quickly as possible."
ENDS
Notes to editors:
EDM 1786
SINGLE FARM PAYMENTS (No. 2)
Rogerson, Daniel
That this House notes that figures from a recent Farming Online members' poll show that out of 1084 respondents just 31 farmers have received their Single Farm Payments (SFPs); further notes that these payments are already much later than those under the previous regime which were traditionally delivered in the autumn; further notes with concern that a Rural Payments Agency (RPA) source recently cast doubt upon the likelihood of the RPA meeting the Government target that 96 per cent. of SFP payments be made by the end of March; further notes that of those farmers who have received their SFP entitlement statement 66 per cent. have not yet had them validated; and calls upon the Government to provide a guarantee to those farmers who have not yet received their payments that they will have them by the end of March.
