AQW 5201/16-21

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 12/10/2016
Answered On Date: 26/10/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs , in relation to a plan to replace the Basic Payment Scheme, what discussions (i) she has had with departmental officials; (ii) her Department has had with Scottish officials; (iii) her Department has had with Welsh officials; and (iv) her Department has had with Whitehall officials.

Answer:

I have regular discussions with my departmental officials on the implications of the decision to leave the EU. Initial discussions have also taken place between my officials and their counterparts both in Whitehall and some of the other devolved administrations and will continue as the process evolves.