§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount of payments under the set-aside scheme in Scotland which have been recovered or withheld in each region since 1988; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 10 March 1992]: The information is set out in the table. It takes account of developments since my earlier answers on 20 December 1991 and 13 February 1992 which contained some provisional figures.
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Set-aside Scheme: Scotland Payments recovered/withheld Region 1988–89£ 1989–90£ 1990–91£ Borders — — 2,608.80 Central 692.00 4,894.20 — Fife — 1,662.00 51.00
Region 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ Grampian 23,814.74 13,123.33 7,926.80 Highland — 1,031.33 2,238.00 Lothian 2,687.40 408.00 — Tayside 4,884.60 9,754.70 7,064.50 Others — — — Total 32,078.74 30,873.56 19,889.10