asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs, Mr Jonathan Shaw, on 22 April (Official Report, Commons, col. 1911W), whether the package of measures to help farmers most affected by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease would have been subject to European Union controls had the Lisbon treaty been in force.[HL3825]

The package of measures announced on 8 October 2007 aimed at helping farmers most affected by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease were subject to the European Union's state aid rules. The Lisbon treaty does not change these rules or the requirement for member states to comply with them.