§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers in England received environmentally sensitive area payments greater than(a) £100,000, (b) £50,000, (c) £10,000, (d) £5,000 or (e) £1,000 in the last year for which figures are available. [19999]
§ Mr. JackIn 1994–95 English environmentally sensitive area payments to farmers in each band were as follows:
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Number Greater than £100,000 0 Greater than £50,000 15 Greater than £10,000 382 Greater than £5,000 1,035 Greater than £1,000 3,382 The figures in each band are accumulative of those in the higher payment bands.
In addition, 824 scheme participants received payments of less than £1,000.