§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many farmers had not received their integrated administration and control system (IACS) forms from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Monday 19 April; and what were the reasons for any delay in sending out these forms. [HL2530]
§ Lord WhittyThe Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is responsible for the distribution of integrated administration and control system (IACS) forms. It was made aware that 1,255 applicants, 1.85 per cent of the total number of IACS applicants, had not received their 2004 forms by 19 April. The last set of forms were dispatched on 2 April one week later than last year. This slight delay was caused by late changes to IACS schemes.