§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of(a) registrations and (b) applications for the set-aside scheme were validated by field inspections in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ryder[holding answer 11 May 1989]: About one quarter of total applications for set-aside in the United Kingdom in 1988–89 were subject to field inspection before acceptance. Further field inspections of farms accepted into the scheme will be taking place as part of the ongoing monitoring of set-aside obligations. Farms which have been registered have not in general been field inspected, but will be liable to inspection on a sample basis if and when applications are made under the scheme.