Question reference: S4W-30168
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: 1 March 2016
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of single farm payment applications in each parliamentary region that have been approved (a) has been paid and (b) is awaiting payment, also broken down by the average (i) value of the payment and (ii) holding size of the farm.
Answer
I can provide some information on the regional breakdown of the Basic Payment Scheme. The information requested is not categorised by parliamentary region and I am therefore supplying the best alternatives I can at present which is the information relating to each rural payments and inspections division local area office as at 24 February 2016.
| Area Office | Number of Payments | Value | Largest Payment* | Smallest Payment* | Average Payment* |
| Ayr | 1,084 | £14,046,734.23 | £222,802.80 | £0.39 | £12,958.24 |
| Benbecula | 221 | £244,288.00 | £6,742.62 | £47.10 | £1,105.38 |
| Dumfries | 834 | £12,911,541.07 | £ 198,189.30 | £149.65 | £15,481.46 |
| Elgin | 118 | £ 1,086,185.83 | £ 38,975.57 | £208.86 | £8,937.54 |
| Galashiels | 763 | £13,571,343.43 | £161,093.26 | £26.72 | £17,786.82 |
| Golspie | 213 | £736,584.25 | £30,537.83 | £20.60 | £3,458.14 |
| Hamilton | 514 | £5,710,533.42 | £77,913.38 | £231.51 | £11,109.99 |
| Inverness | 625 | £4,146,111.32 | £83,103.55 | £59.96 | £6,633.78 |
| Inverurie | 1,278 | £13,707,110.37 | £132,320.70 | £183.63 | £10,725.44 |
| Kirkwall | 382 | £3,133,959.32 | £64,504.41 | £142.31 | £8,204.08 |
| Lerwick | 447 | £1,065,102.13 | £25,049.55 | £45.39 | £2,382.78 |
| Oban | 526 | £3,396,720.34 | £51,323.84 | £53.23 | £6,457.64 |
| Perth | 1,248 | £17,020,218.05 | £247,228.84 | £13.29 | £13,637.99 |
| Portree | 157 | £372,917.75 | £26,005.67 | £104.40 | £2,375.27 |
| Stornoway | 216 | £176,132.59 | £4,691.28 | £75.53 | £815.43 |
| Thurso | 452 | £3,623,706.90 | £85,566.88 | £167.34 | £8,017.05 |
| Total/Averages* | 9,078 | £94,949,189.01 | £91,003.09 | £95.62 |
£8,130.44
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The average holding size of holdings paid is 120.3 hectares.