§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications and registrations he has received under the set-aside scheme(a) within and (b) outside, less favoured areas; and within each category how many applications he has received for (i) permanent fallow, (ii) rotational fallow, (iii) farm woodland and (iv) non agricultural use.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 19 December 1988 to the hon. Member for Angus, East (Mr. Welsh) at columns81–82. Provisional figures indicate that about 31 per cent. of the land in Scotland proposed for set-aside has less-favoured area classification, that is, about 5,000 hectares with the total of 16,183 hectares.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications and registrations he has received under the set-aside scheme on a county by county basis; and if he will make a statement.
Scotland programme in cash terms, constant 1988–89 prices and as a percentage of the United Kingdom planning total (a) Cash (b) Constant prices (c) (a) as a percentage of the United Kingdom planning total (d) Block services as a percentage of comparable services in England 1979–80 4,552 8,492 5.9 14.4 1980–81 5,383 8,478 5.8 14.4 1981–82 5,841 8,375 5.6 14.9 1982–83 6,509 8,710 5.7 14.7 1983–84 6,842 8,757 5.7 14.5 1984–85 7,114 8,667 5.5 14.0 1985–86 7,215 8,340 5.4 14.5 1986–87 7,732 8,649 5.6 14.7 1987–88 8,212 8,725 5.6 14.7 1988–89 8,506 8,506 5.4 14.7 1989–90 8,970 8,540 5.4 14.3 1990–91 9,140 8,410 5.1 14.2 1991–92 9,680 8,650 5.1 —