Question reference: S6W-04152
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme and (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in each year since 2015 that were not approved have been appealed, and how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Answer
The following table summarises how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme in each year since 2015 that were not approved have been appealed, and how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Please note the LFASS claims received in 2021 are still being assessed for approval.
Year | Number of Appeals | Upheld (in favour of the applicant) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | <3 | <3 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | <3 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table summarises how many applications to the (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in each year since 2015 that were not approved have been appealed, and how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
Please note the 2020 Round was not open to new applications, rather a one year’s extension was offered to all Management options that were due to end in 2020. Not all businesses accepted the offer.
Regards the 2021 Round, no approval decisions have been made as yet.
Year | AECS Applications Reviewed | Review Upheld (in favour of the applicant) | Awaiting Decision |
2015 | 66 | 13 | 0 |
2016 | 93 | 18 | 0 |
2017 | 54 | 14 | 0 |
2018 | 76 | 27 | 0 |
2019 | 63 | 17 | 0 |