HC Deb 06 July 1989 vol 156 c243W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many hectares of agricultural land have been set aside under the European Economic Community scheme in each member state for the current year.

Mr. Ryder

The information for the 11 member states required to implement the scheme is as follows:

Member states Hectares set aside
Belgium 329
Denmark Nil
France 15,707
Germany 169,729
Greece n.a.
Ireland 1,310
Italy 155,606
Luxembourg Nil
Netherlands 2,621
Spain 34,229
United Kingdom 54,779
Total 434,310

Source: European Commission.