§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been paid to small farmers, broken down by region and nation of the UK, in respect of set aside in 2002. [138236]
§ Alun Michael£1,462,507.39 was paid to small producers in England in respect of set-aside land under the 2002 Arable Area Payments Scheme broken down by the regions covered by the former MAFF Regional Service Centres as follows. The details for the other nations of the UK are a matter for their own devolved Assemblies.
Value of payments (£) Wessex 77,251.61 Anglia 357,857.83 Northern 54,357.30 North Mercia 75,573.83 South West 146.351.33 North East 140,390.60 East Midlands 184,345.21 South East 296,056.08 South Mercia 130,323.60