HC Deb 22 June 1992 vol 210 cc42-3W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount of payments under the set-aside scheme in Scotland in each region which have been recovered or withheld in 1991–92; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 19 June 1992]: It is not yet possible to provide this information. Set-aside payments for 1991–92 will be made in the last quarter of 1992.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers have received payments under the set-aside scheme in 1991 in each region in Scotland for(a) horse-based activities, (b) golf courses, (c) game cover for recreational shoots, (d) sports grounds, (e) other recreational facilities and (f) other; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 19 June 1992]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. The table lists all agreements under the non-agricultural use option of the set-aside scheme for those who entered the scheme in 1988, 1989 and 1990. No payments have yet been made to participants who entered the scheme in 1991.

Payments for 1990–91 (set-aside agreements entered into in 1988,1989 and 1990)
Region (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Borders 2 — — — — —
Central 1 — — — 2 —
Dumfries and Galloway — 1 — — — 1
Fife 3 — — — — —
Grampian 29 1 9 2 5 2
Highland 1 — — — — 1
Lothian 4 — 1 — — 2
Strathclyde 3 — — — — 1
Tayside 19 1 1 — — —
Others — — — — — —
Total 62 3 11 2 7 7

The information provided in respect of payments for the 1990–91 set-aside year (ending 30 September 1991) is provisional, pending completion of the processing of claims. As the scheme provides for five-year undertakings, the table above represents the cumulative position.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the figures in Scotland by region for 1991–92 of(a) the number of serious irregularities of the set-aside scheme, (b) the number of minor breaches of the scheme and (c) the number of cases where payments were withheld in full or in part; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 19 June 1992]: It is not yet possible to provide this information. The 1991–92 set-aside year runs from 1 October 1991 to 30 September 1992, with payments being made in the last quarter of 1992.