§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications have been received for a review of their case from farmers in Scotland claiming to have suffered losses as a result of the Chernobyl disaster but who had not been compensated under the Government's scheme; if he will give the dates between which they were made; if each such application was considered individually; on what date a decision was taken on them; how many of them he has rejected; and if he will make a statement on the general pattern of the defects in the applications which led to their rejection.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 19 May 1988]: A total of some £1.5 million has been paid to sheep farmers in Scotland since 1986 to compensate them from the effects of the Chernobyl disaster. The compensation arrangements have in general been welcomed by the National Farmers Union of Scotland, who have not found it necessary to submit any cases for review on the lines adopted by their counterparts in England and Wales. No cases are at present under review in Scotland, but two farming businesses have made, and are continuing to make, representations to the effect that they have not been compensated for losses which they claim to have suffered as a result of restrictions imposed in the aftermath of the Chernobyl incident.