Background

Our direct consultation and engagement with relevant stakeholders for our scenario development took place in Newcastle (Blackfriars) on May 23rd, 2017 during the opening meeting of the project team with our Advisory Panel, extended to include representatives of the Scottish Government and Savilles. The scenarios are chosen to represent the range of feasible options for: i) trade relations with the EU and the Rest of the World; ii) domestic UK policy for “Pillar 1” payments to farmers (the Basic Payments Scheme); iii) labour availability and costs.