HC Deb 28 April 2004 vol 420 c1019W
Mr. Whittingdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost of payments to farmers under the Over-30-Months Scheme was in each of the last 12 months. [168950]

Alun Michael

The cost of payments to farmers under the Over-30-Months Scheme in each of the last 12 months, April 2003 to March 2004, was as follows:

Amount (£)
2003
April 28,129,511
May 8,859,938
June 9,449,415
July 11,164,461
August 10,554,215
September 14,979,891
October 20,950,694
November 22,387,481
December 20,174,638
2004
January 21,726,791
February 14,602,777
March 13,702,852
Total 196,682,664