On twelfth September , a Modern Agriculture Bill was enter into Parliament . This Briefing Note is write to provide data about some of the provisions contained in the Bill of relevancy to HTA members . The full text is available by clickinghere . Implications for devolved nations can be readhere .

Part 1 New Financial Assistance Powers : The Bill will allow the Secretary of State to give fiscal aid for a figure of design . These include :

Financial assistance can be given by way of Ulysses Grant , loan , guarantee or in any other manakin . The Bill also pose down that the Secretary of State may make rule regarding the conditions under which financial help can be given , publication of information about recipient role , provisions for tally , enforcing and supervise financial assistance , including provisions for recovery of monies paid .

At this stagecoach it is not clear what form the fiscal assistance will take or how it will be dish out , nor do we have intercourse any time frames for this , however the HTA will function on penis ' behalf to ensure ornamental horticulture is included in access to financial help and clarify any rules and regulations as they are published .

Part 2 Financial Support After Exiting the EU :

Direct Payments

The Bill makes supplying for phasing out direct payments during the “ farming modulation period ” of 7 years begin with 2021 .

The Bill also allows the Secretary of State to introduce regulations modifying retained EU statute law relating to payment to farmers and others , including through living for rural development . This is a direct result of the UK leaving the Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) C. W. Post - Brexit .

Part 3 Collection and communion of Data :

The Bill will provide the Secretary of State to make regulation requiring those in , or closely connected with , an “ agri - food supply Ernst Boris Chain ” ( a provision chain providing individuals with item of food or drink for personal consumption , produced using agricultural produce ) to provide data about their bodily process related to the supply chain .

As presently drafted , this would not appear to include ornamental , however the Bill does allow the Secretary of State to add sectors .

Part 4 Intervention in Agricultural Markets :

Part 5 Marketing Standards :

The Bill will permit the Secretary of State to make provisions about standard to which products in sealed sectors must conform . The sector list include “ Live Plants ” . We will issue further advise as the bill progresses as to what this mean for our members .

Part 6 Producer Organisations and Fairness in the Supply Chain :

An organisation of producer fit certain experimental condition can practice to the Secretary of State for recognition as a producer organisation .

This section of the Bill also includes provisions allowing the Secretary of State to make regulations to kick upstairs bonny contractual transaction by the first purchasers of certain agricultural products . The schedule of those product for both producer governing body and bonny trading includes “ other plant ” , so there may well be implications for producers of ornamental crops .

Part 7 WTO Agreement on Agriculture :

The Bill allows the Secretary of State to make ordinance to secure compliance of the United Kingdom with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture .

Part 8 Wales and Northern Ireland :

docket 3 and 4 make similar provisions in Wales and Northern Ireland ( aside from young financial aid – Part 1 , which is not admit for Northern Ireland ) .

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