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Question reference: S1W-07805

  • Asked by: Alasdair Morgan, MSP for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: 9 June 2000
  • Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 June 2000

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many farm businesses received payments, in the most recent year for which figures are available, totalling (a) #0 to #12,500; (b) #12,501 to #25,000; (c) #25,001 to #50,000; (d) #50,001 to #75,000; (e) #75,001 to #100,000; (f) #100,001 to #150,000 and (g) over #150,000 under (i) the CAP Market Support arrangements; (ii) the CAP Accompanying Measures; (iii) the Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances scheme, and (iv) all three schemes combined.


Answer

The number of farm businesses which received payments under (i) the CAP Market Support arrangements in the stated bands for scheme year 1999 are as follows:

(a) £0 to £12,500 13,184

(b) £12,501 to £25,000 3,547

(c) £25,001 to £50,000 2,844

(d) £50,001 to £75,000 877

(e) £75,001 to £100,000 337

(f) £100,001 to £150,000 190

(g) over £150,000 85

The number of farm businesses which received payments under (iii) the Hill Land Compensatory Allowance (HLCA) in the stated bands for scheme year 1999 are as follows:

(a) £0 to £12,500 12,766

(b) £12,501 to £25,000 1022

(c) £25,001 to £50,000 207

(d) £50,001 to £75,000 16

(e) £75,001 to £100,000 6

(f) £100,001 to £150,000 0

(g) over £150,000 0

With regard to (ii) the CAP accompanying measures, this information could not be made available in the given time scale. It will also not be possible to aggregate the information to provide the summary information at (iv), without significant manual effort. I will however write separately to the Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale when the CAP Accompanying Measures information is available and also place this information in SPICe at that time.