HC Deb 27 November 1989 vol 162 cc109-10W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) farms, (b) sheep and (c) acres in Scotland currently under restriction owing to the radioactive contamination following the Chernobyl accident.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Sixty-nine farms, approximately 66,000 sheep and about 66,000 acres are currently subject to restrictions.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what expenditure he has incurred in compensation for farmers as a result of the Chernobyl accident for each year since 1986 in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Payments in Scotland have been as follows:

£
1986 1,132,901
1987 403,610
1988 143,718
11989 103,108
1 To the end of October.

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