§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Wales what evidence he has of applications for sheep annual premium being lost or submitted late; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsFor the 1986 marketing year 164 claim forms were received in Wales after the closing date of 10 April 1986. There were also three cases where forms were not received from farmers who claimed that they had posted them in time. The rules of the European Commission are very strict in the matter of claims not submitted by the closing date and we are not able to deal with such claims, except in the case of force majeure.