I would like to believe the promises the Government are making, but, of course, the Government have form. If we go back to the convergence uplift criteria, Scotland was supposed to be rewarded with £223 million of funds from the EU, but we are getting only 16%. We were promised a review in 2016—it has not happened. When will it happen, and when will our crofters and farmers get what is due to them? The real question on the devolution of agriculture to the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament is about making sure we get the correct funding—it is about what happens not up to 2020 but after that.
Leaving the EU: the Rural Economy
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Blackford
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 January 2017.
It occurred during Opposition day on Leaving the EU: the Rural Economy.
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