Agriculture - Second Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 January 1999.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

I. INTRODUCTION




II. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR A RURAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION

General reactions to the Commission's proposal

The Proposal's Aims, Direction And Purpose

Levels Of Finance Assigned To The Regulation

Co-Financing By Member States

Eligibility Of Recipients For Funding Under The Regulation

The Implications For The Proposed Regulation Of Ongoing Reform Of The EU Structural Funds

The Regulation's Status As A Proposal

Implications for the UK

Establishment Of Young Farmers And Early Retirement Measures

Training

Less Favoured Area Proposals

Agri-Environmental Measures

Rural Development Measures

Forestry Proposals

Processing And Marketing Measures

Conclusions






III. IMPLEMENTING THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION IN THE UK

Historic and current trends in rural development policy

Aims And Objective of An Integrated Rural Development Policy

Method Of Implementation

Administration Of Rural Development plans

Co-ordination Of EU And Domestic Initiatives For Rural Development

Degree Of Local Community Involvement And Participation

Co-ordination Of Agency Responses

Institutional Change

Preparation for the implementation of the rural development Regulation

The rural White Paper and the Government's review of the rural economy






IV.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS



PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE


LIST OF WITNESSES


LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE


LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE


LIST OF UNPRINTED MEMORANDA

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Prepared 19 January 1999