§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by county the amount of European Union arable subsidy received for the latest year for which figures are available; and what were the figures for each of the previous four years.
§ Sir Hector MonroI refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Sherwood (Mr. Tipping) on 14 June,Official Report, columns 462–63. The arable area payments scheme was introduced in 1992 and the first payments were made in 1993. There are therefore no comparable figures for previous years.