Arable Area Payments Scheme

HC Deb 03 March 1998 vol 307 cc594-5W

Mr. Tipping

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many payments in excess of(a) £500,000 and (b) £1 million were made under the arable area payments scheme in the last year for which figures are available. [32121]

Mr. Rooker

Under the 1997 Arable Area Payments Scheme, 25 claims attracted payments in excess of £500,000 and a further 5 claims payments in excess of £1 million in the UK.