§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when an announcement on the rotational set-aside for non-LFA farmers not in less-favoured areas is to be made.
§ Sir Hector MonroAs I announced on 25 March, the EC Commission has agreed the regulation stipulating that 479W the uncompensated set-aside requirement this year in respect of the 1993 overshoot in the Scottish non-LFA arable sector has been reduced to 0.54 per cent. My Department is now making arrangements for additional compensatory payments to be made to the farmers concerned; these will issue as soon as the Commission regulation comes into force.