§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest total paid to farmers in(a) arable aid scheme set-aside payments and (b) total arable area scheme payments in Wales following the 1993–94 harvest.
§ Mr. RedwoodPayments made under(a) arable aid scheme set aside payments amount to £617,480 and (b) arable area total payments of £5,526,385, in the 1992–93 harvest year.
No payments have yet been made in respect of the 1993–94 harvest year.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farms in Wales had arable aid scheme set-aside areas greater than(a) 100 hectares and (b) 50 hectares in the last available year.
§ Mr. RedwoodNo farms in Wales had arable aid scheme set-aside areas greater than 50 hectares.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farmers in Wales received arable area payments greater than(a) £100,000, (b) £250,000, (c) £500,000 and (d) £1,000,000 in the last available year.
§ Mr. RedwoodNo farmers in Wales received payments greater than £100,000.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farms in Wales had hectarages of land under cereals greater than(a) 1,000 hectares, (b) 500 hectares and (c) 250 hectares in the last available year.
§ Mr. RedwoodBecause of the risk of disclosing confidential information it is not possible to answer the question using the size groups given. The information24W available is for those farms growing over 175 hectares of cereals—excluding maize. There were, according to the June 1993 agricultural census, four of these holdings in Wales.