Nevertheless, following the convention that where proxy informationis available it should be supplied, my officials have sourced the following fromsuccessful New Entrant applications to the National Reserve of the Single Farm PaymentSchemeUnder the National Reserve, toqualify as a New Entrant a business must meet the following criteria: they had enteredan approved sector in the period 1 January 2003 to 2 November 2004 and had not, intheir own name or at their own risk, been involved in agriculture in the previousfive-year period prior to their application.In 2005, 303 businesses wereapproved as New Entrants and this equates to 1.41% of the average number of allfarm businesses registering with SEERAD over the period of the Single Farm PaymentScheme to date...