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| Payments row Scottish government minister faces farmers | Payments row Scottish government minister faces farmers |
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| Scottish government rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead is expected to face tough questions about payments to farmers later. | Scottish government rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead is expected to face tough questions about payments to farmers later. |
| The minister is due to address the NFU Scotland annual general meeting in St Andrews. | The minister is due to address the NFU Scotland annual general meeting in St Andrews. |
| Farmers' representatives have said the industry is facing a cash flow crisis because of delays in the new Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). | Farmers' representatives have said the industry is facing a cash flow crisis because of delays in the new Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). |
| The government said farmers would be paid as quickly as possible. | The government said farmers would be paid as quickly as possible. |
| A major change to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) meant the Single Farm Payment Scheme was replaced by the BPS. | A major change to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) meant the Single Farm Payment Scheme was replaced by the BPS. |
| IT system | IT system |
| This funding represents the principle EU subsidy to farmers in Scotland and is administered by the Scottish government. | |
| NFU Scotland has said only a third of farmers have been paid. | NFU Scotland has said only a third of farmers have been paid. |
| The processing of claims has been affected by major issues with an IT system. | The processing of claims has been affected by major issues with an IT system. |
| NFU Scotland president Allan Bowie said: "The worry and stress of not knowing when support streams will start to flow is starting to impact on the health of our hard-working farmers. | NFU Scotland president Allan Bowie said: "The worry and stress of not knowing when support streams will start to flow is starting to impact on the health of our hard-working farmers. |
| "We need to start seeing movement and delivery before purdah comes into play for May's Scottish Parliamentary elections and the chance to publicly call our politicians to account is lost." | "We need to start seeing movement and delivery before purdah comes into play for May's Scottish Parliamentary elections and the chance to publicly call our politicians to account is lost." |
| Answering questions on the issue at Holyrood, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is true that processing payments has taken longer than we intended due to the complexities of the new CAP system and we have been open with farmers and with industry about these complexities and what we are doing to address them." | Answering questions on the issue at Holyrood, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is true that processing payments has taken longer than we intended due to the complexities of the new CAP system and we have been open with farmers and with industry about these complexities and what we are doing to address them." |