§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) how many set-aside agreements his Department has finalised by county in England and Wales; what is the total hectareage for each county taken out of production by such means; and what is his estimate by county of the total cost of this scheme.