§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the total value to farmers in Dorset of CAP payments for(a) the 1998 calendar year and (b) the 1998–99 financial year. [105260]
§ Ms QuinThe information requested is not yet available. Figures for the calendar year 1998 are expected to become available in the near future.
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms in(a) Cornwall, (b) Devon, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset received CAP payments in 1998. [105259]
§ Ms QuinCAP payments in 1998 were paid to the following number of farms:
Number of farms Cornwall1 3,796 Devon 6,807 Somerset 3,524 Dorset 1,648 1 Includes holdings on the Isles of Scilly. These figures may exclude some farms which made small claims under agri-environment schemes. Precise figures on those farms could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.