§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people claim(a) sheep and (b) cattle subsidy broken down by the geographical areas used by her Department for payment purposes. [20713]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 5 December 2001]The table shows the number of people claiming sheep subsidy, broken down into claims received at the nine (former) Regional Service Centres (RSCs) during the 2001 Scheme year application period.
Regional Service Centre (RSC) Number of Claims Bristol 2,248 Cambridge 998 Carlisle 5,824 Crewe 2,922 Exeter 4,588 Northallerton 5,073 Nottingham 2,813
2000 scheme year bovine claims Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total BSPS Bristol 212 262 477 617 1,435 284 0 3,287 Cambridge 143 349 274 307 887 123 0 2,083 Carlisle 236 661 569 850 2,343 383 0 5,042 Crewe 264 702 540 675 1,406 221 0 3,808 Exeter 342 1,015 760 1,028 2,591 580 0 6,316 Northallerton 257 728 637 932 2,289 290 0 5,133 Nottingham 184 526 485 604 1,618 301 0 3,718 Reading 188 485 395 475 1,191 340 0 3,074 Worcester 183 472 403 521 1,237 277 0 3,093 Total 2,009 5,200 4,560 5,809 14,797 2,799 0 35,554 430W
Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total SCPS Bristol 35 245 289 332 720 76 21 1,718 Cambridge 34 182 188 230 480 65 21 1,200 Carlisle 25 209 278 452 1,537 244 53 2,798 Crewe 39 297 328 421 766 55 15 1,921 Exeter 59 460 457 694 1,441 138 54 3,303
Regional Service Centre (RSC) Number of Claims Reading 2,906 Worcester 3,608 Total 30,980
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish the figures for the numbers of people claiming(a) sheep subsidy and (b) cattle subsidy for (i) one animal, (ii) two to five animals, (iii) five to 10 animals, (iv) 10 to 20 animals, (v) 20 to 100 animals, (vi) 100 to 200 animals and (vii) more than 200 animals. [20712]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 5 December 2001]The table shows the number people claiming sheep subsidy on the above specified ranges of sheep numbers. This information reflects the 2001 Scheme year and therefore includes claims received at the nine (former) Regional Service Centres (RSCs).
Figures for one to five sheep are nil as the rules for Sheep Annual Premium claims state that the claim must be made on a minimum of 10 sheep.
Number of sheep Number of claims 1 0 2–5 0 6–10 342 11–20 2,046 21–100 9,933 101–200 6,225 More 200 12,434 Total 30,980 The tables set out similar figures for the bovine schemes.
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Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total Northallerton 44 349 388 647 1,483 145 24 3,036 Nottingham 39 278 309 444 880 110 18 2,078 Reading 46 276 288 414 876 112 23 2,035 Worcester 49 298 282 369 707 74 11 1,790 Total 370 2,594 2,807 4,003 8,890 1,019 240 19,879
Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total SPS Bristol 396 852 708 1,094 1,589 131 46 4,816 Cambridge 163 397 325 351 634 102 65 2,037 Carlisle 433 1,075 981 1,429 2,294 222 89 6,523 Crewe 481 1,122 881 1,237 2,109 165 100 6,095 Exeter 548 1,392 1,162 1,586 2,101 229 57 7,075 Northallerton 420 1,119 942 1,097 2,087 329 161 6,155 Nottingham 289 803 851 1,022 1,675 242 104 4,986 Reading 241 560 415 549 1,216 156 53 3,190 Worcester 256 591 473 600 1,217 156 68 3,361 Total 3,227 7,911 6,738 8,965 14,922 1,612 743 44,238
2001 scheme year bovine claims Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total BSPS Bristol 208 662 535 646 1,296 151 49 3,547 Cambridge 131 327 272 292 532 70 38 1,662 Carlisle 197 776 667 953 1,773 169 35 4,570 Crewe 232 758 626 664 1,157 156 38 3,631 Exeter 324 1,178 961 1,282 2,465 296 81 6,587 Newcastle 73 245 228 297 540 62 11 1,456 Northallerton 379 1,159 1,018 1,226 2,010 269 64 6,125 Nottingham 177 627 505 613 1,296 173 60 3,451 Reading 113 350 274 311 726 126 48 1,948 Total 1,834 6,082 5,086 6,284 11,795 1,472 424 32,977 432W433W
Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total SCPS Bristol — — — — — — — — Cambridge 22 119 122 134 318 36 14 765 Carlisle 29 182 247 375 1,150 149 30 2,162 Crewe 30 185 204 264 465 32 13 1,193 Exeter 61 421 458 579 1,323 127 38 3,007 Newcastle 11 83 99 110 201 16 4 524 Northallerton 41 336 364 539 1,211 120 30 2,641 Nottingham 30 163 199 262 554 62 13 1,273 Reading 5 46 57 62 183 21 7 381 Total 229 1,535 1,750 2,325 5,405 563 149 11,946
Number of claims for: RPA 1 animal 2–5 animals 6–10 animals 11–20 animals 21–100 animals 101–200 animals More than 200 Total SPS Bristol — — — — — — — — Cambridge 98 280 177 287 532 85 53 1,512 Carlisle 276 1,000 723 858 1,383 137 43 4,420 Crewe 145 486 388 458 926 106 30 2,539 Exeter 468 1,586 1,230 1,376 2,493 239 72 7,464 Newcastle 47 183 158 206 497 45 20 1,156 Northallerton 304 991 693 941 2,026 280 115 5,350 Nottingham 125 439 399 589 1,289 183 73 3,097 Reading 76 235 208 259 577 89 27 1,471 Total 1,539 5,200 3,976 4,974 9,723 1,164 433 27,009
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if pet owners may apply for(a) sheep and (b) cattle subsidies. [21447]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 10 December 2001]To qualify for subsidy on sheep or cattle an individual must be a producer as specified within European Community legislation.
In some circumstances "pets" may qualify but this is subject to detailed regulations. The definition of a producer, with regard to the grant of premiums for sheepmeat and goatmeat, is laid down within Council Regulation 3493/1990. For beef and veal subsidies this definition is in Council Regulation 1254/1999. Copies of these Regulations are available in the House of Commons Library.
Claimants must also meet the specific eligibility requirements of each subsidy scheme. These are also set out in Community legislation.
An overview of how livestock schemes operate within England, and which animals may be eligible for subsidy, is provided on-line at www.defra.gov.uk, under the headings of 'Farming' and 'Cattle and sheep schemes'.
Administration of the livestock subsidy regimes within England is carried out by the Rural Payment Agency (RPA). Local offices of the RPA are able to provide, free of charge, notes for guidance to claimants, which detail the specific rules of the individual schemes.