HC Deb 09 February 1993 vol 218 cc552-3W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many late applications for suckler cow premium in respect of 1992 he has received to date.

Mr. Curry

The number of late applications received to date under the 1992 suckler cow premium scheme is 1,181.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agiculture, Fisheries and Food how many late applications were received for suckler cow premium in respect of 1990 and 1991; and how many of these were(a) paid in full, (b) paid in part and (c) refused.

Mr. Curry

The information requested is as follows:

1990 1991
(a) Paid in full 0 3
(b) Paid in part 149 147
(c) Refused 16 22
Total 165 172

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many suckler cow premium application forms were processed during each month of 1992; and what was(a) the shortest period and (b) the longest period to elapse between receipt of the application and payment of the claim.

Mr. Curry

The number of applications processed in 1992 is as follows:

Number
January 4,354
February 3,195
March 1,850
April 233
May 92
June 109
July 299
August 440
September 547
October 401
November 1,442
December 4,057

The information on the shortest period and the longest period to elapse between receipt of the application and payment of the claim could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.