Arable Area Payments Scheme (Hansard, 20 June 1994)

§ Dr. Strang
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the cost of payments made under last year's main arable area payments scheme in each county of England in respect of(a) cereals, (b) oilseeds, (c) protein crops, (d) linseed and (e) set-aside.

§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard
The table gives the total payments claimed in 1993 for cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and set-aside on land situated in each county of England. The total amounts paid will have been slightly lower because of reductions made for various reasons. However, since such reductions normally have to be calculated on the basis of the total claim, which may include land in more than one county, it is not possible to give figures for the total amounts paid on a county basis. Linseed was not included in the scheme until 1993–94 and county-based figures are not available for 1992–93.
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Cereals £ Oilseeds £ Protein crops £ Set-aside £ Total £

Essex 16,053,877 7,973,011 6,094,061 7,106,416 37,227,364

Gloucestershire 6,312,976 3,891,434 1,871,244 2,816,647 14,892,302

Greater Manchester 407,341 170,722 122,700 175,019 875,783

Hampshire 10,752,141 3,407,796 2,434,460 3,976,396 20,570,793

Hereford and Worcestershire 7,700,175 2,978,188 3,205,633 3,433,498 17,317,494

Hertfordshire 6,080,991 2,729,974 2,498,086 2,696,533 14,005,584

Humberside 18,726,645 6,241,866 7,116,120 7,838,505 39,923,137

Isle of Wight 795,051 313,488 262,757 289,895 1,661,192

Kent 8,733,521 6,343,054 4,020,186 4,072,982 23,169,743

Lancashire 1,315,884 396,579 663,464 508,987 2,884,913

Leicestershire 7,917,287 5,151,317 3,896,942 3,797,855 20,763,401

Lincolnshire 29,642,531 10,635,771 13,984,261 12,882,312 67,144,874

Merseyside 740,434 253,374 314,566 314,379 1,622,752

Norfolk 21,513,571 2,126,744 6,427,548 8,394,303 38,462,166

North Yorkshire 18,974,064 6,110,437 4,588,308 7,722,108 37,394,918

Northamptonshire 8,512,313 6,787,823 4,796,043 4,366,080 24,462,257

Northumberland 8,244,767 4,439,934 845,488 3,364,373 16,894,563

Nottinghamshire 7,779,274 3,852,044 2,924,559 3,460,257 18,016,135

Oxfordshire 9,951,094 6,718,368 2,651,441 4,390,622 23,711,525

Shropshire 7,576,999 1,116,354 1,573,403 2,917,073 13,183,829

Somerset 4,007,406 650,164 1,315,194 1,567,290 7,540,054

South Yorkshire 3,368,107 1,963,770 1,433,119 1,559,266 8,324,261

Staffordshire 3,934,570 1,486,400 1,069,211 1,599,768 8,089,950

Suffolk 17,586,154 4,276,384 6,526,543 7,384,311 35,773,392

Surrey 1,027,695 649,340 351,365 485,067 2,513,467

Tyne and Wear 741,792 610,103 29,078 311,713 1,692,686

West Midlands 458,864 283,127 84,256 224,509 1,050,755

West Sussex 3,906,997 1,390,040 1,762,035 1,659,823 8,718,895

Warwickshire 6,021,458 4,544,970 3,111,537 2,989,801 16,667,766

West Yorkshire 2,137,691 967,120 573,338 929,196 4,607,345

Wiltshire 11,213,128 4,337,627 1,824,493 4,479,427 21,854,675

TOTAL 308,034,248 126,171,763 105,162,516 131,521,783 670,890,310

§ Dr. Strang
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is her estimate of payments to be made under this year's main arable area payments scheme in each county of England in respect of(a) cereals, (b) oilseeds, (c) protein crops, (d) linseed and (e) set aside.

§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard
Forward estimates are not made on a county basis. Current estimates for total payments in England under the main arable area payments scheme are:

£

(a) cereals 413,222,528

(b) oilseeds 136,070,860

(c) protein crops 85,940,727

(d) linseed 63,231,644

(e) set-aside 194,383,962

Total 892,849,721

§ Dr. Strang
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment her Department has made of the overall environmental quality of the arable areas in England for which payments under the main arable area payments scheme are being made; and if she will make a statement.

§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard
A three-year environmental and agronomic evaluation of set-aside under the arable area payments scheme is currently being commissioned, and is to start this autumn. The evaluation will identify the environmental and agronomic impact of different management conditions on the set-aside land itself, and on neighbouring and subsequent arable crops.
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§ Dr. Strang
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps she intends to take to prevent environmental damage and improve environmental quality on land on which arable area payments are made.

§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the information in the reply I gave him on 14 June, Official Report, column444.

	Cereals £	Oilseeds £	Protein crops £	Set-aside £	Total £
Essex	16,053,877	7,973,011	6,094,061	7,106,416	37,227,364
Gloucestershire	6,312,976	3,891,434	1,871,244	2,816,647	14,892,302
Greater Manchester	407,341	170,722	122,700	175,019	875,783
Hampshire	10,752,141	3,407,796	2,434,460	3,976,396	20,570,793
Hereford and Worcestershire	7,700,175	2,978,188	3,205,633	3,433,498	17,317,494
Hertfordshire	6,080,991	2,729,974	2,498,086	2,696,533	14,005,584
Humberside	18,726,645	6,241,866	7,116,120	7,838,505	39,923,137
Isle of Wight	795,051	313,488	262,757	289,895	1,661,192
Kent	8,733,521	6,343,054	4,020,186	4,072,982	23,169,743
Lancashire	1,315,884	396,579	663,464	508,987	2,884,913
Leicestershire	7,917,287	5,151,317	3,896,942	3,797,855	20,763,401
Lincolnshire	29,642,531	10,635,771	13,984,261	12,882,312	67,144,874
Merseyside	740,434	253,374	314,566	314,379	1,622,752
Norfolk	21,513,571	2,126,744	6,427,548	8,394,303	38,462,166
North Yorkshire	18,974,064	6,110,437	4,588,308	7,722,108	37,394,918
Northamptonshire	8,512,313	6,787,823	4,796,043	4,366,080	24,462,257
Northumberland	8,244,767	4,439,934	845,488	3,364,373	16,894,563
Nottinghamshire	7,779,274	3,852,044	2,924,559	3,460,257	18,016,135
Oxfordshire	9,951,094	6,718,368	2,651,441	4,390,622	23,711,525
Shropshire	7,576,999	1,116,354	1,573,403	2,917,073	13,183,829
Somerset	4,007,406	650,164	1,315,194	1,567,290	7,540,054
South Yorkshire	3,368,107	1,963,770	1,433,119	1,559,266	8,324,261
Staffordshire	3,934,570	1,486,400	1,069,211	1,599,768	8,089,950
Suffolk	17,586,154	4,276,384	6,526,543	7,384,311	35,773,392
Surrey	1,027,695	649,340	351,365	485,067	2,513,467
Tyne and Wear	741,792	610,103	29,078	311,713	1,692,686
West Midlands	458,864	283,127	84,256	224,509	1,050,755
West Sussex	3,906,997	1,390,040	1,762,035	1,659,823	8,718,895
Warwickshire	6,021,458	4,544,970	3,111,537	2,989,801	16,667,766
West Yorkshire	2,137,691	967,120	573,338	929,196	4,607,345
Wiltshire	11,213,128	4,337,627	1,824,493	4,479,427	21,854,675
TOTAL	308,034,248	126,171,763	105,162,516	131,521,783	670,890,310

	£
(a) cereals	413,222,528
(b) oilseeds	136,070,860
(c) protein crops	85,940,727
(d) linseed	63,231,644
(e) set-aside	194,383,962
Total	892,849,721