§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers or crofters in Scotland 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. [15523]
§ Sir Hector MonroThe information, in the format requested, is set out in the following table. The figures are for 1993–94, the latest year for which information is available.
Farmers/crofters receiving payments of more than: Number (a) £100,000 — (b) £50,000 — (c) £10,000 — (d) £5,000 10 (e) £1,000 278 In addition, a number of participants received payments of £1,000 or less.