§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much grain was in intervention storage in Scotland in each of the years from 1984 to 1994; and what were the figures for the past five years for(a) the number of farmers on the five-year set-aside scheme, (b) the amount of land, in hectares, in the five-year set-aside scheme and (c) the amount of money paid to farmers in the five-year set-aside scheme in Scotland.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 28 October 1994]: The information requested is as follows:
(i) Grain in intervention storage in Scotland Year '000 tonnes 1984 40 1985 319 1986 594 1987 452 1988 452 1989 318 1990 302 1991 327 1992 341 1993 638 1994 523
(ii) Five-year set-aside scheme (Scotland) Year Number of participants Area (hectares) Amount paid (£'000) 1989 364 12,555 2,207 1990 529 18,752 3,434 1991 658 23,040 4,194 1992 780 23,366 5,037 1993 712 23,766 3,700