§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farmers, by region, have arable area payment claims outstanding. [26606]
§ Mr. MorleyThe regulatory deadline for payment of main scheme claims under the 2001 Arable Area Payments Scheme is 31 January 2002. As at 13 January 2002, 33,830 claims (79.15 per cent.) had been passed for payment. Payments of claims is no longer organised on a regional basis, as in previous years. The number of claims unpaid by processing centre is, however, as follows:
RPA processing site Unpaid claims Cambridge 987 Carlisle 688 Crewe 335 Exeter 3,469 Newcastle 221 Northallerton 1,895 Nottingham 1,098 Reading 219 Total 8,912