§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what subsidies were paid out for environmentally sensitive areas in(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, (c) 1994–95 and (d) 1995–96; and how many individuals were recipients of these payments in these years. [37125]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe total payments made under the environmentally sensitive areas scheme and the number of participants for the years requested are set out in the table.
Amount paid £ thousands Number of participants 1992–93 1,086 802 1993–94 963 583 1994–95 1,044 717 1995–96 (to 31 August) 781 847
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what area in hectares and percentage terms of environmentally sensitive areas in Scotland is made up of productive, or potentially productive, agricultural land. [37124]
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§ Mr. RobertsonThe information is set out in the table.
Estimated hectares of agricultural land in each designated area Estimated percentage of total area designated Breadalbane 140,000 78 Loch Lomond 36,900 75 Stewartry 48,500 82 Central Borders (formerly Whitlaw and Eildon) 28,800 81 Machair of the Uists and Benbecula, Barra and Vatersay 12,000 79 Central Southern Uplands 220,300 81 Western Southern Uplands 131,000 52 Cairngorms Straths 148,700 68 Argyll Islands 177,400 84 Shetland Islands 144,900 99 Total 1,088,500 76