Martin Linton asked David Milliband (Secretary of State, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) if he will publish payments made under the common agricultural policy single payment scheme by constituency.
David Milliband replied that the 2005 figures have not yet been analysed and that once this work has been completed, they will decide on the appropriate level of detail to publish.
Martin Linton came back and said that as this costs £16 billion each year the payments should be identified, at least, by constituency.
David Milliband denied that the figure was as large as that and said that it was most important to ensure that the payments were correct before ensuring that the information about the payments was published.
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