§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in how many cases payments made under the arable area payments scheme have been refused; in how many cases repayment has been demanded in each of the last three years and in the current year; and in how many of those cases these refusals or demands for repayment have followed contact with farmers which led to the belief that a favourable view had been taken.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is not held centrally for the United Kingdom and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.