§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms, having how many sheep, in(a) the Lake District, (b) the Pennine Dales, (c) the North Peak, (d) the South West Peak, (e) the Shropshire Hills and (f) Dartmoor are eligible for ESA payments; and how many farms in each locality, having how many sheep, have joined the ESA schemes. [29156]
§ Mr. MorleyThe information requested on numbers of holdings and numbers of sheep is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
607WThe following table shows the current number of ESA management agreements and the percentage of eligible land under agreement:
ESA Number of ESA agreements1 Percentage of land eligible for the scheme which is under agreement Lake District 1,129 55 Pennine Dales 862 70 North Peak 98 80 South West Peak 582 80 Shropshire Hills 318 25 Dartmoor 547 40 Note:
1Some agreements are joint agreements covering more than one holding.