Farming in the Uplands - ARCHIVE: Defra

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated bodies. Current membership Miss Anne McIntosh (Conservative, Thirsk and Malton) (Chair) Tom Blenkinsop (Labour, Middlesborough South and East Cleveland) Thomas Docherty (Labour, Dunfermline and West Fife) Richard Drax, (Conservative, South Dorset) Bill Esterson (Labour, Sefton Central) George Eustice (Conservative, Camborne and Redruth) Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent North) Mrs Mary Glindon (Labour, North Tyneside) Neil Parish (Conservative, Tiverton and Honiton) Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat, North Cornwall) Amber Rudd (Conservative, Hastings and Rye) Nigel Adams (Conservative, Selby and Ainsty) and Mr David Anderson (Labour, Blaydon) were members of the Committee during this inquiry. Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No. 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publications The reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/efracom Committee staff EMBARGOED ADVANCE COPY: Not to be published in full, or part, in any form before 00.01am GMT Wednesday 16 February 2011 The current staff of the Committee are Richard Cooke (Clerk), Lucy Johnson (Second Clerk), Sarah Coe (Committee Specialist—Environment), Rebecca Ross (Committee Specialist—Agriculture), Clare Genis (Senior Committee Assistant), Jim Lawford and Mandy Sullivan (Committee Assistants) and Hannah Pearce (Media Officer). Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 5774; the Committee’s e-mail address is: efracom@parliament.uk. Media inquiries should be addressed to Hannah Pearce on 020 7219 8430.
Contents EMBARGOED ADVANCE COPY: Not to be published in full, or part, in any form before 00.01am GMT Wednesday 16 February 2011 Farming in the Uplands 1 Report Page Summary 3 1 Introduction 4 Background 4 2 The Commission for Rural Communities 7 3 An integrated strategy for the uplands 10 Defining the uplands 10 A new national strategy for the uplands 12 Leadership 14 4 Future funding for upland farming 16 Single Payment Scheme 17 Stocking rates 20 Uplands Entry Level Stewardship Scheme (UELS) 22 Common Agricultural Policy reform 24 Alternative sources of income 26 Carbon Markets 27 Water Markets 29 Tourism 30 Future development 32 Broadband 33 5 Upland communities 35 National Parks 38 Access to development funding by rural enterprises 40 6 Conclusion 43 Annex 44 Conclusions and recommendations 48 Formal Minutes 54 Witnesses 55 List of written evidence 55 List of additional written evidence 55 List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament 56
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