RURAL PAYMENTS

Early day motion 117, tabled 17 May 2005 by James Paice (Conservative). Signed by 76 members.

That this House recognises that the delays in rural payments to farmers are a direct result of the complexity of the system that the Government introduced; notes the serious cash flow problems this has caused for farmers; calls on the Government to make a specific undertaking to make interim payments based on farmers' historic entitlements; and calls for an assurance from the Government that farmers will not be penalised for the delays in registering land for the Single Payment Scheme as a result of problems within the Rural Payments Agency.

Signatures by party: Conservative 68, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 3, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.