Rural Payments Agency

HC Deb 01 February 2002 vol 379 cc615-6W

Mr. Todd

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place a copy of the revised business case for the Rural Payments Agency in the Library. [24982]

Mr. Morley

I am arranging for a copy of the revised Business Case for the Rural Payments Agency to be placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. Watts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many mistakes were made in calculating farming subsidy claims in 2001 by(a) her Department and (b) applicants. [28364]

Mr. Morley

This information has not previously been collected. However the Rural Payments Agency, which has a target to pay 98.5 per cent. of all claims accurately, will be carrying out an analysis of its performance during the financial year ending 31 March 2002 using statistical sampling techniques. The results, which will not be available until mid 2002 will be published in the RPA Annual Report.