HC Deb 09 July 1992 vol 211 c315W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money in total was paid in environmentally sensitive area payments in 1991 and 1992; what was the average payment to recipients; how many recipients there were; and what was the largest payment to a recipient.

Mr. Curry

The total cost of payments under the ESA scheme in England for the financial years 1990–91 and 1991–92 was £7,459,000 and £8,005,000 respectively. There were 2,926 agreements in 1990–91 and 3,105 agreements in 1991–92 giving an average payment of £2,549 and £2,578 in each year. The largest single payment was £185,139.82.

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