§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 11 January,Official Report, column 92, if he will now give (i) the number of hectares taken up and (ii) the number of holdings in each county in Wales in 1993 for (a) cereals, (b) potatoes, (c) linseed, (d) sugar beet, (e) horticultural produce and (f) oilseeds.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe requested information, derived from the final results of the June 1993 agricultural census, is shown in the following tables.
1992–93 1993–94 (£) LFA (£) Non-LEA (£) Set-Aside 198.50 176.46 274.78 Simplified Scheme 110.28 108.35 168.73 Linseed was not included in the 1992–93 scheme and the rate for 1993–94 is not yet available. The rates payable in 1994 may be reduced if base areas are exceeded and the rate for oilseeds may be adjusted to reflect changes in the reference price.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the take-up of the arable area 89W payments scheme in hectares for (a) the simplifed scheme, (b) cereals, (c) oilseeds, (d) proteins, (e) linseed and (f) set-aside in Wales for 1994.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe estimated take up of arable area payments in hectares for 1994 arable area payments scheme in Wales is as follows:
Hectares (a) Simplified Scheme 22,289 (b) Cereals 15,231 (c) Oilseeds 1,365 (d) Protein 843 (e) Linseed 2,250 (f) Set-Aside 3,474
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is(a) the amount of land in hectares in each county, (b) the number of farmers and (c) the cost of the five-year set-aside scheme in Wales in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodPayments made to farmers in Wales under the five-year set-aside schemes for the financial year
Scheme Caernarfon £ Carmarthen £ Llandrindod Wells £ (a) subsidy schemes Sheep Annual Premium 32,054,660 19,837,965 42,422,627 HLCA 10,680,187 7,034,460 16,430,743 Suckler Cow Premium 3,016,226 2,343,353 5,832,802 Farm Woodland Scheme 12,239 10,081 17,162 Milk Community Outgoers 23,262 41,298 2,220 (b) grants Farm Conservation 32,597 80,297 78,416 Grants scheme (1991) EC (1989): National 1,129,559 2,297,080 1,144,240 (1989): EC 161,591 238,493 374,595 Agricultural Improvement Scheme: EC 268,812 779,219 332,479 National 7,366 9,315 22,290 Agricultural and Horticultural Development Scheme 319,237 249,167 377,633 Farm Diversification: Capital 47,443 154,953 72,190 Marketing and feasibility 4,500 3,980 9,978 ESA 395,663 576,282 533,548 5 Year Set Aside 36,914 196,177 167,062
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) farmers and (b) holdings there were in each county in Wales in 1993.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is shown in the following table.
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Farmers and farm holdings in Wales, June 1993 Farmers, partners and directors1 Holdings Clwyd 4,376 3,780 Dyfed 12,099 11,064 Gwent 2,439 2,185 Gwynedd 5,169 4,885 Mid Glamorgan 1,046 943 Powys 6,758 5,685 South Glamorgan 618 498 West Glamorgan 974 876 Wales 33,479 29,916 1Farmers, partners and directors working whole-time or part-time on farm holdings on 1 June 1993. Excludes wives/husbands of farmers, of partners and of directors, even if the wives/husbands themselves may be partners or directors 1993–94 amounted to £349,937. Those payments relate primarily to land set aside during the scheme year October 1993 to September 1994 under 61 agreements covering some 1,936 hectares. Estimated expenditure for 1994–95 is about £286,000 based on 52 agreements for the 1993–94 scheme year covering about 1,608 hectares. The reduction is the result of some farmers completing their five-year agreements and others taking advantage of the option to terminate early in order to join the arable area payments scheme. It is not possible to give a breakdown to county level without disclosing information relating to any particular land or business.