§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the numbers of farms, the numbers of hectares and the average area per farm in hectares which are in the set-aside scheme in each county in 1991;
(2) what was the uptake of the set-aside scheme in (a) the number of farms and (b) the area of land set aside in hectares for 1990 and 1991.
§ Mr. David HuntFifty-three farms had entered the scheme by the end of the 1990–91 scheme year. Details are given in the table.
No. of Holdings Participating Area Set Aside (ha) Average Area set Aside per Holding (ha) Gwynedd 4 99.33 24.83 Clwyd 4 98.63 24.65 Powys 4 74.16 18.54 Mid Glamorgan — — — South Glamorgan 1 148.67 143.67 West Glamorgan 3 175.87 58.62 Gwent 6 319.38 53.23 Dyfed 31 884.10 28.52 Total 53 1,800.14 33.96