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Defra answers questions about the troubled Rural Payments Agency

Charlotte Smith questions environment secretary Liz Truss over her handling of a new, online-only system for farmers to claim European subsidy payments.

Charlotte Smith questions environment secretary Liz Truss over her handling of a new, online-only system for farmers to apply for their European subsidy payments. The system, which cost £154m, was partially scrapped last week after complaints from farmers who were unable to input their details.
We also hear from the shadow environment secretary Maria Eagle on what the Labour party would do for Rural Britain if it came to power. And a farming link to Richard III? It's a blue cheese - made from milk produced by cows grazing where the last Plantagenet king fell.

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  • Thu 26 Mar 201505:45

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