§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether payments under the 1995 hill livestock compensatory allowances scheme will all be made within the payments timetable set out in his Department's latest commitment to service document.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe 1995 HLCA scheme opened for applications on 15 November 1994. The Council regulation which extended the agri-monetary system on which HLCA rates are dependent was not published in theOfficial Journal until 31 December 1994. The statutory instrument allowing payments to be made was laid in the House on 19 January 1995. Most claimants should receive their payments within three months of receipt of their claim as provided for in the Ministry's regional service standard "Commitment to Service". However, some of the claims submitted early in the claim period are unlikely to be processed in time to meet the target. We will keep any delays to a minimum.
1991 1992 1993 1994 Grade Women Total staff Per cent.of total Women Total staff Per cent, of total Women Total staff Percent, of total Women Total staff Percent, of total 3 1 25 4.0 1 24 4.2 1 25 4.0 0 23 0.0 7 130 957 13.6 134 924 14.5 150 920 16.3 161 919 17.5 EO 773 1,721 44.9 786 1,731 45.4 965 1,946 49.6 878 1,910 45.9 AO 1,365 2,064 66.1 1,377 2,057 66.9 1,541 2,274 67.8 1,584 2,335 67.8 AA 1,499 2,056 72.9 1,576 2,086 75.6 1,541 2,065 74.6 1,466 1,993 73.5