Question reference: S6W-04493
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 18 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many farmers have benefitted from the Beef Efficiency Scheme since 2018.
Answer
The following table displays the number of farmers who received funding from the Beef Efficiency Scheme from 2018. The majority of applicants started in 2016 and received payments for the first three years. Those starting in 2017 received their final payment in the 2019 Scheme year.
Year | No of farmers | Funding |
2018 | 1,448 | £4,055,193.48 |
2019 | 108 | £226,157.75 |