§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many landowners in Scotland are currently receiving annual payments under the set-aside scheme of(a) between £5,000 and £9,999, (b) between £10,000 and £19,999, (c) between £20,000 and £29,999, (d) between £30,000 and £39,999, (e) between £40,000 and £49,999, (f) between £50,000 and £59,999, (g) between £60,000 and £69,999 and (h) £70,000 and over.
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§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 13 December 1991]: For set-aside participants who joined in the first two years the number of set-aside agreements recorded centrally in Scotland involving annual payments within the bands given is as follows:
Annual payment Number of agreements (a) £ 5,000–£ 9,999 108 (b) £10,000–£19,999 55 (c) £20,000–£29,999 24 (d) £30,000–£39,999 11 (e) £40,000–£49,999 2 (f) £50,000–£59,999 3 (g) £60,000–£69,999 Nil (h) £70,000 and over 1 A further 317 agreements involved sums of less than £5,000. These figures include payments to both landowners and tenants. Information on payments to landowners alone and to participants who joined in the third year of the scheme is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.