George Eustice corrected a written answer on Agriculture: Subsidies
Mr Jim Cunningham (Labour, Coventry South) asked written question 66174 on 1 March 2017. George Eustice answered on 6 March 2017 for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and George Eustice corrected the answer on 9 March 2017. The figure £75m in the original became £50m in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information she holds on the total value of Basic Payment Scheme payments (a) not paid on time and (b) paid on time since January 2016; and if she will make a statement.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| The Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs from 1st December to 30th June each scheme year. Since January 2016 the Rural Payments Agency has paid | The Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs from 1st December to 30th June each scheme year. Since January 2016 the Rural Payments Agency has paid £50m outside of the Basic Payment Scheme payment window and £2,430m within. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/706730?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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