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Inquiry into basic payments

The head of the Rural Payments Agency Mark Grimshaw has faced a committee of MPs to answer questions about how farmers' EU payments have been processed and paid.

The head of the Rural Payments Agency Mark Grimshaw has faced a committee of MPs to answer questions about how EU payments to English farmers have been processed and paid. In Scotland the Government is paying £200 million to tide farmers over after problems with the payments system there. Conservative MSPs have demanded an inquiry.
And Anna Hill meets two ex-servicemen who have joined a scheme to help members of the armed services find jobs in farming.
Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sally Challoner.

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Thu 10 Mar 2016 05:45

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