§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe 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. Payments made since 1993 to date are as follows:
including the summer vacation period. In addition, further and higher education institutions in Wales receive access funds to provide discretionary help to students in particular financial need. Access funds totalling £1.262 million for the current academic year were distributed by the Welsh funding councils to FHE institutions in Wales.