§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food how much money was paid in set-aside payments in 1991 and 1992; how many individual payments were made; what was the average size of the payment and the largest payment made; and what were the numbers of payments in each British county.
§ Mr. CurryThe set-aside scheme year runs from 1 October to 30 September. Payments are normally made in arrears in the last quarter of the calendar year, although for various reasons a small number of payments cannot be made until early in the following year.
Total set-aside payments in respect of England in the set-aside scheme years 1989–90 and 1990–91 are set out in the tables.
Payments in respect of set-aside year Made in financial year 1 October 1989 to 30 September 1990 1 October 1990 to 30 September 1991 (Made in financial year) (1990–91) £ (1991–92) £ Total payments 15,301,906 20,357,861 Average payment per agreement 6,596 6,677 Largest payment per agreement 112,723 114,151 315W
Number of participants eligible for payment Set-aside scheme year County 1 October 1989 to 30 September 1990 1 October 1990 to 30 September 1991 Avon 28 45 Bedfordshire 51 77 Berkshire 40 54 Buckinghamshire 108 140 Cambridgeshire 83 120 Cheshire 29 36 Cleveland 5 7 Cornwall 50 66 Cumbria 11 12 Derbyshire 27 37 Devonshire 89 118 Dorset 40 51 Durham 17 26 Essex 115 149 Gloucestershire 74 106 Greater London 8 16 Greater Manchester 7 10 Hampshire 70 92 Hereford/Worcestershire 48 64 Hertfordshire 52 64 Humberside 47 60 Isle of Wight 6 8
Set-aside scheme year County 1 Ocober 1989 to 30 September 1990 1 Ocober 1990 to 30 September 1991 Kent 117 160 Lancashire 11 14 Leicestershire 38 50 Lincolnshire 72 95 Merseyside 13 14 West Midlands 5 6 Norfolk 115 135 Northamptonshire 76 98 Northumberland 35 39 Nottinghamshire 28 38 Oxfordshire 110 157 Shropshire 22 29 Somerset 39 56 Staffordshire 35 43 Suffolk 151 193 Surrey 44 51 East Sussex 69 91 West Sussex 77 88 Tyne and Wear 10 14 Warwickshire 61 82 Wiltshire 67 98 North Yorkshire 95 110 South Yorkshire 15 16 West Yorkshire 10 14 TOTAL. 2,320 3,049