§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of applications received for set-aside from farmers in each Scottish region to the latest available date, indicating the number of hectares involved in each region.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave the hon. Member for Angus, East (Mr. Welsh) on 19 December 1988. The closing date For applications to enter the set-aside scheme in 1988 was 21 October.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total level of set-aside arrangements which have been reached to the latest available date, giving a break-down of hectares per Scottish region.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested, in respect of applications accepted by 31 March 1989, is set out in the table.
Region Number of applications accepted by 31 March 1989 Total set-aside area (hectares) Borders 17 867 Central 3 181 Dumfries and Galloway 3 42 Fife 17 718 Grampian 222 6,760 Highland 25 1,143 Lothian 7 351 Orkney Islands Area — — Shetland Islands Area — — Strathclyde 13 268 Tayside 56 1,733 Western Isles Island Area — — All Scotland 363 12,063