What would be helpful is a letter of clarification. Perhaps I am misinterpreting the Government response, but when it so clearly states that
“there is no legal basis for allowing farmers wishing to withdraw”,
does that refer to an existing scheme now or a new scheme that they are about to sign up to, which will then be an existing scheme from which they may wish to withdraw if the greener proposals are more advantageous to them? As I say, a letter clarifying that issue, which we could place in the Library, would be most helpful.