Question reference: S5W-24060
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 27 June 2019
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 July 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21226 by Fergus Ewing on 15 February 2019, what the total eligible hectarage claimed under agricultural and environmental support schemes in Shetland was in 2014.
Answer
Total Hectarage claimed in Shetland in 2014 by scheme:
Scheme | Hectarage Claimed (Ha) |
Single Farm Payment (Predecessor to BPS) | 86,884 |
LFASS | 104,604,19 |
RP | 17,918.86 |
LMO | 525 |
Please Note:
- BPS scheme only came into existence in 2015
- AECS scheme only came into existence in 2016