§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many claims for the four main livestock schemes his Department's agriculture department's divisional offices have dealt with in(a) 1994 and (b) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [20170]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe numbers of claims processed were as follows:
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1994 1995 Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances 14,143 13,444 Sheep Annual Premium Scheme 16,440 15,441 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme 15,752 14,777 Beef Special Premium Scheme (Finals) 22,420 25,017 The number processed under each scheme each year varies according to the number of claims carried forward for payment from one year to the next.