HC Deb 10 February 2000 vol 344 c291W
Mr. Sawford

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the most common reasons for rejecting claims made under the Beef Special Premium Scheme. [108483]

Ms Quin

The most common reasons for rejecting claims as a percentage of the total rejections are as follows:

  1. 1. Beef cattle stocked more intensively than two livestock units per hectare (58 per cent.).
  2. 2. Significant claimant errors which cannot be disregarded under EU regulations (10 per cent.).
  3. 3. Discrepancies discovered during inspection (5 per cent.).