Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)

The Committee agreed on 5 October 2016, as part of their work programme to receive regular updates from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity on Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).

The EU Common Agricultural Policy has two pillars. Pillar 1 provides direct payments to farmers and is fully funded by the EU. Pillar 2 supports rural development, is jointly funded by the EU, national governments and transfers from Pillar 1.

See more information on previous sessions here.

Correspondence

Correspondence received in 2017

Correspondence received in 2016

CAP Payments Update

• See the updates of the CAP 2016 Payments from the Scottish Government
• See the updates of the CAP 2017 Payments from the Scottish Government

The Committee received monthly updates of the CAP 2018 Payments from the Scottish Government -  

• Monthly CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 27 March 2019 (112KB pdf)
• Monthly CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 29 April 2019 (83KB pdf)
• Monthly CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 30 June 2019 (84KB pdf)
• Monthly CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 20 August 2019 (99KB pdf)
• Monthly CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 5 September 2019 (84KB pdf)
• Montlhy CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 2 October 2019 (178KB pdf)
• Monthly CAP 2018 Payment Reporting, 7 November 2019 (102KB pdf)

Work by Other Committees

Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee also conducted scrutiny of the CAP IT system. Further information is available on the Committee’s website.

See joint correspondence below -

• Letter from the Committee and Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity regarding CAP Futures Programme, 21 March 2017 (116KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity to the Committee and Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee regarding CAP Future updates, 29 March 2017 (145KB pdf)
• Letter from NFU Scotland to the Committee and Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee regarding the Committee’s work on the Scottish Government’s CAP Futures Programme, 29 March 2017 (81KB pdf)