§ 24. Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations on set-aside arrangements he has received over the last month.
§ Mr. GummerI have received a number of representations on various aspects of set-aside over the last month.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers have received payment under the set-aside scheme, for each year since 1988, in each county in England for(a) horse based activities, (b) golf courses, (c) game cover for commercial shoots, (d) sports grounds, (e) other recreational facilities and (f) other; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 12 December 1991]: The following tables list all agreements under the nonagricultural use option of the set-aside scheme for 1988, 1989 and 1990, the three years for which payments have been made under the scheme.
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Horse based activities1 Golf Courses Game cover for commercial shoots Sports Ground Other recreational facilities Other uses under non agricultural use option Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares North Yorkshire 5 62 — — 1 1 — — — — 5 27 West Yorkshire 2 22 — — — — — — — — — — Total (1988) 232 2,193 21 671 13 72 13 107 5 35 26 424 1 Livery stables, riding schools, stud farms, hay for horses, grazing for horses, horse rides. 2 Less than 1 hectare. Note: Total may differ due to rounding
1989 Horse based activities1 Golf Courses Game cover for commercial shoots Sports Ground Other recreational facilities Other uses under non agricultural use option Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Avon 8 77 — — — — — — — — — — Bedfordshire 8 86 — — — — — — 1 2 — — Berkshire 7 244 — — 1 4 — — 1 16 — — Buckinghamshire 16 164 1 65 1 4 3 31 — — 1 4 Cambridgeshire 9 165 — — — — 1 6 — — 2 19 Cheshire 7 79 — — — — — — — — — — Cornwall 4 29 — — — — — — 1 4 — — Derbyshire 6 63 — — 1 2 — — — — — — Devonshire 13 74 1 48 — — — — — — — — Dorset 6 68 1 63 — — — — — — — — Durham 1 4 — — — — — — — — — — Essex 16 83 1 54 1 1 — — — — 2 12 Gloucestershire 14 251 — — 1 3 1 22 — — — — Greater London 1 26 — — — — — — — — — — Greater Manchester 2 32 — — — — — — — — — — Hampshire 17 163 — — 2 28 — — — — 1 6 Hereford/Worcestershire 7 98 2 100 1 11 — — 1 1 1 3 Hertfordshire 11 95 1 46 1 6 — — — — 1 19 Humberside 2 20 2 76 — — — — — — 2 47 Isle of Wight 2 19 — — — — 1 4 1 4 — — Kent 14 123 1 50 3 21 — — — — — — Lancashire — — 1 4 — — — — — — — — Leicestershire 8 144 — — — — — — 1 1 1 2 Lincolnshire 4 49 — — — — — — — — — — Merseyside 4 56 — — 2 7 1 3 — — 1 4 Norfolk 8 81 — — — — — — — — 1 2 Northamptonshire 5 78 2 84 — — 1 3 — — 2 17 Northumberland 6 105 — — 1 43 — — — — 1 8 Nottinghamshire 2 28 — — — — — — 1 8 2 5 Oxfordshire 18 181 2 121 1 6 — — — — 2 15 Shropshire 5 89 — — — — — — — — 1 24 Somerset 4 43 2 55 — — — — 1 4 — — Staffordshire 5 35 1 63 — — — — — — 2 19 Suffolk 10 165 1 32 — — 3 6 — — — — Surrey 9 111 1 5 — — — — — — — — East Sussex 6 46 — — 1 3 — — — — 3 44 West Sussex 8 83 2 61 — — — — 1 1 — — Tyne and Wear 3 48 — — — — — — — — — — Warwickshire 4 37 2 55 — — — — — — 1 34 Wiltshire 10 87 — — — — — — — — — — North Yorkshire 11 135 1 36 2 15 — — 1 2 1 6 South Yorkshire 1 8 — — — — — — — — — — West Yorkshire 2 18 — — — — — — — — — — Total (1989) 304 3,590 25 1,019 19 153 11 76 10 43 28 290 1 (Livery stables, riding schools, stud farms, hay for horses, grazing for horses, horse rides) 2—less than 1 hectare. Note: Total may differ due to rounding
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1990 Horse based activities1 Golf Courses Game cover for commercial shoots Sports Ground Other recreational facilities Other uses under non agricultural use option Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Number of agreements Land area hectares Avon 3 17 — — — — — — — — — — Bedfordshire 5 37 — — — — — — — — — — Berkshire 6 108 — — — — — — — — — — Buckinghamshire 6 133 — — — — — — — — 1 37 Cambridgeshire 7 34 5 270 — — — — — — 1 1 Cheshire 1 19 — — — — — — — — — — Cleveland — — — — 1 5 — — — — — — Cornwall 5 36 — — — — — — — — — — Cumbria — — — — — — — — — — 1 26 Derbyshire 3 36 — — — — — — — — — — Devonshire 2 77 — — — — — — — — — — Dorset 2 34 — — — — — — — — — — Durham 3 86 — — — — — — — — — — Essex 13 131 — — — — — — — — 1 2 Gloucestershire 8 38 — — 1 7 2 44 — — 1 9 Greater London 3 46 — — — — — — — — 1 8 Greater Manchester 5 26 — — — — — — — — — — Hampshire 6 60 — — 1 8 — — — — I 64 Hereford/Worcestershire 5 41 1 50 — — — — 1 2 — — Hertfordshire 1 10 — — — — — — — — — — Humberside 2 9 — — — — — — — — 2 94 Kent 16 222 3 133 I 2 — — — — 3 136 Lancashire I 26 — — — — — — — — — — Leicestershire 8 67 1 66 — — — — — — — — Lincolnshire 6 76 2 92 1 2 — — — — 1 2— Merseyside 2 53 — — — — — — — — — — Norfolk 3 25 — — — — 1 1 — — — — Northamptonshire 5 85 1 96 1 2 — — — — — — Nottinghamshire 4 13 2 104 — — — — — — — — Oxfordshire 12 144 2 127 — — 1 29 — — — — Shropshire 2 4 1 31 1 1 — — — — — — Somerset 7 141 — — — — — — — — 1 6 Staffordshire 6 49 — — — — — — — — — — Suffolk 10 85 1 23 — — — — — — 1 44 Surrey 5 71 — — — — — — 1 1 — — East Sussex 7 70 2 94 1 2 — — — — 2 17 West Sussex 5 42 — — — — — — — — 1 15 Tyne and Wear 2 25 — — — — — — — — — — Warwickshire 7 67 2 124 — — — — — — — — Wiltshire 11 194 — — — — 1 13 — — 1 1 North Yorkshire 7 67 — — — — — — — — 5 167 West Yorkshire 1 24 1 50 — — — — — — — — Total (1990) 213 2,528 24 1,259 8 29 5 87 2 3 24 627 1 (Livery stables, riding schools, stud farms, hay for horses, grazing for horses, horse rides) 2—less than 1 hectare Note: Total may differ due to rounding