§ Mr. WattsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the amounts paid to the top 20 recipients of farming subsidy in Britain for each year from 1997 to 2001 inclusive. [158455]
§ Ms QuinThe Ministry is responsible for making CAP subsidy payments in England. The devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for making subsidy payments in those parts of the United Kingdom.
The amounts paid to the top 20 recipients of farming subsidy in England in the years 1997–98 to 2000–01 were as follows:
Amounts in pound sterling (£) 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 1. 1,802,158 2,300,908 1,910,463 2,187,283 2. 1,156,148 1,742,094 1,576,178 1,442,703 3. 1,161,308 1,119,379 1,135,536 1,232,225 4. 1,093,565 1,064,246 1,114,764 1,085,269 5. 1,009,664 1,055,409 999,079 1,000,008 6. 991,358 982,137 965,428 988,090 7. 932,953 928,375 913,603 981,514 8. 743,651 869,752 903,401 783,316 9. 739,173 762,271 756,124 707,736 10. 737,461 750,625 669,144 689,791 11. 723,750 733,734 668,847 666,559 12. 715,172 728,555 657,449 658,615 13. 693,404 728,323 640,406 652,879 14. 635,948 694,145 605,350 631,607 15. 629,247 663,086 602,188 589,829 16. 622,638 655,798 590,882 584,956 17. 616,175 652,749 563,821 570,006 18. 603,091 631,751 558,024 563,382 19. 586,159 616,694 547,768 551,612 20. 578,178 610,307 546,132 551,106