DEFRA have launched a consultation on changes to the Basic Payment Scheme. The Department are asking for stakeholder views on both the proposed Lump sum exit scheme and delinked payments- these views will go towards recommendations for the design of the new payment scheme to be launched next year.
Please see below a letter from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary George Eustice with more information, and you can participate in the Scheme at consult.defra.gov.uk until 11th August.
As soon as the new Minister for Steel was appointed, I made sure to get in touch and let him know how important this is to our area. He’ll continue to hear from me a lot!
So I was delighted earlier this week, that he made it a priority to visit British Steel.