§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of applications in each county in Wales under the(a) main arable area payments scheme and (b) the simplified scheme in 1993; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodThree hundred applications were made under the main arable area scheme and 2,177 applications under the simplified scheme in Wales. The following table indicates the counties in which the applicants had their main agricultural holdings, although it is possible that the land for which they claimed aid is spread between more than one county.
County Main scheme Simplified scheme Total Clwyd 36 258 294 Dyfed 85 1,050 1,135 Mid Glamorgan 16 31 47 South Glamorgan 28 65 93 West Glamorgan 2 75 77 Gwent 63 197 260 Gwynedd 18 178 196 Powys 52 323 375 Total 300 2,177 2,477