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Baroness Byford
asked Her Majesty's Government:What consultations they have had with regard to early retirement schemes for farmers. [HL953]
Baroness Hayman
We sought views on the option within the Rural Development Regulation for an early retirement scheme for farmers as part of its consultations on a New Direction for Agriculture last year. These included inviting written responses to two consultation documents: Towards a New Direction for UK agriculture—Agenda 2000 CAP reform (January 1999) and A New Direction for Agriculture—a consultation document (August 1999), together with widespread regional consultation meetings.