UK farm funding remit launched before EU subsidies are cut

New independent panel may allocate funding based on more varied factors than EU CAP

Farming conditions across the UK's regions are to be assessed for the first time with a view to allocating financial assistance after EU subsidies are withdrawn, the government has said.

A new independent advisory panel will consider what factors should determine how future funding is divided among England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a remit to look at farm sizes and farm numbers, as well as environmental and socio-economic issues.