§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total of payments made to farmers under the integrated administration and control system scheme of the Common Agricultural Policy in each of the past three years; and what is their estimate of payments to be made in each of the next three years under the single farm payment scheme of the modified common agricultural policy. [HL590]
§ Lord WhittyThe table below sets out figures for expenditure by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) under schemes covered by the integrated administration and control system (IACS) of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in each of the past three years. Also set out below is the estimated expenditure by RPA for claimants under the single payment scheme (SPS) of the modified CAP in each of the next three years. The devolved administrations make payments under these schemes in other parts of the UK. The figures include payments to claimants who have land both in England and in one of the devolved areas of the UK.
Expenditure paid under IACS for the past three financial years Scheme 2001–02£000 2002–03£000 2003–04£000 Arable Area Payments 874,590 903,935 983,427 Beef Special Premium 121,674 133,487 124,437 Extensification Payment 51,698 54,056 55,620 Sheep Annual Premium 66,347 108,574 117,229 Slaughter Premium 50,505 73,442 91,840 Suckler Cow Premium 91,584 78,445 102,513 Dairy Premium N/A N/A 103,606 Total 1,256,398 1,351,939 1,578,672 Estimated Expenditure under SPS for the first three years of the scheme
The UK has been allocated a national ceiling for SPS of 3.667 billion euros for the 2005 scheme year (1 December 2005–30 June 2006), 3.840 billion euros for the 2006 scheme year (1 December 2006–30 June 2007) and 3.840 billion euros for the 2007 scheme year(l December 2007–30 June 2008), excluding 58WA 29.8 million euros allocated to Scotland to operate the Beef National Envelope. The above figures cannot be converted into pounds sterling as the exchange rate has not yet been published.