Alyn Smith, the SNP MEP, is proposing an amendment which would devolve most decision making on the Common Agricultural Policy from the member state to the sub-national authority, depending on the constitutional structure of each state.
Such a move would allow the Scottish Government to set up its own National Reserve. Critically, it would receive its own national envelope and be able to decide how much to transfer from Pillar 1 to Pillar 11, thus protecting Scottish direct payments from the UK Government's intention to transfer 20% to Pillar 11.
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