HL Deb 12 May 1999 vol 600 cc154-6WA
Lord Beaumont of Whitley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will provide the numbers of farm businesses receiving total Integrated Administration and Control System-related subsidies in the following bands: (a) over £5 million, (b) £5 million to £1 million, (c) £1 million to £500,000, (d) £500,000 to £200,000, (e) £200,000 to £100,000, (f) £100,000 to £75,000, (g) £75,000 to £50,000, (h) £50,000 to £40,00, (i) £40,00 to £30,00, (j) £30,00 to £20,00 (k) £20,000 to £15,00 (l) £15.000 to £10.000, (m) £10,000 to £5,000 and (n) less than £5,000; and [HL2149]

Whether they will provide the numbers of farm businesses receiving subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy, including Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances, in the United Kingdom. [HL2150]

Lord Donoughue

The numbers of agricultural holdings both in total and within the above bands in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland which received payments under the schemes covered by the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) in 1997–98 (the Arable Area Payments, Beef Special Premium, Suckler Cow Premium and Sheep Annual Premium Schemes and Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances) or certain other schemes in England and Wales were as follows:

1England 1Scotland 1Northern Ireland 2Wales
Over £5 million 0 0 0 0
£5 million–£1 million 4 0 0 0
£1 million–£500,000 29 0 0 0
£500,000–£200,000 301 27 0 0
£200,0004100,000 1,506 221 6 7
£100,000475,000 1,406 298 17 10
£75,000–£50,000 3,119 812 91 37
£50,000–£40,000 2,369 685 112 55
£40,000–£30,000 3,955 1,256 262 153
£30,000–£20,000 7,128 2,057 870 515
£20,000–£15,000 6,179 1.566 1,055 653
£15,000–£10,000 10,534 1.969 2,284 1,416
£10,000–£5,000 20.083 2,910 5,860 3,321
£<5,000 101,672 11,993 18,077 13,290
Total 158,285 23,794 28.634 19.457

1Payments are for European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund year 16 October 1997–15 October 1998. For England only payments under the following schemes are included: the agri-environment schemes, Sheep Compensation Scheme (ex Chernobyl), Objective 5b (EU Structural Funds), Farm Capital Grant Scheme, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme, BSE compensation, Offspring Cull. TB compensation, Scrapie compensation.

2Payments are for 1997 scheme years and include payments under agri-environment schemes.

It is not possible without incurring disproportionate costs to provide the information requested for England and Wales only in respect of IACS-related schemes or the total number of holdings in the United Kingdom which received subsidies under all CAP schemes including those covered by IACS.