HL Deb 25 July 2000 vol 616 cc49-50WA
Lord Vivian

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many inspections of farms, in connection with the audit of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) returns made by farmers, were carried out in each county in England during 1999; and what was the total number and amount of penalties and repayments imposed on each county. [HL3229]

Baroness Hayman

The information requested by the noble Lord is only available at present for 1998 and for the area covered by each MAFF Regional Service Centre (RSC) rather than for individual counties. The table below shows the number of inspections carried out by each RSC in 1998–99 and the total number of penalties and recoveries exceeding 4,000 ecus in value that were imposed in each RSC area in 1998. In each case the figures cover certain agri-environmental schemes as well as IACS.