Rural Payments Agency

I have repeatedly asked the Secretary of State questions about this issue at Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions, and I am not a bit surprised at the muddle that she finds herself in. Will she undertake to come to the House in a month’s time to give us an update—and so that she does not have to eat further helpings of humble pie, will she guarantee that all valid claims will have been paid by then, or if that it is not possible, that a substantial amount will have been paid on account? Finally, I should have declared my entry in the Register of Members’ Interests before asking this question.