What total (a) forage and (b) arable area was covered by claims for area aid under the Integrated Administration and Control System by smal…

Answered Asked by Rhoda Grant Lab Lodged 4 Oct 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what total (a) forage and (b) arable area was covered by claims for area aid under the Integrated Administration and Control System by small producers in (i) 2000-01 and (ii) 2001-02 to date, broken down by each Environment and Rural Affairs Department area office in the Highlands and Islands area.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 1 Nov 2001 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The total area of forage and arable land in scheme year 2000 is given in the table. "Small producers" were assumed to be those who earned a total of €1,250 or less in subsidy payments. Processing of the 2001 IACS is on-going and totals are not available at this stage.ERAD Highlands & Islands Area Office | 2000 forage (ha) | 2000 arable (ha)
Oban | 5,985.00 | 3.70
Elgin | 491.73 | 13.21
Ayr | 321.46 | 0
Inverness | 19,033.65 | 32.61
Portree | 6,862.50 | 0.00
Benbecula | 11,519.62 | 101.17
Kirkwall | 1,113.70 | 16.63
Stornoway | 36,604.92 | 0.90
Lairg | 6,682.82 | 4.00
Thurso | 6,629.38 | 24.19
Lerwick | 10,937.78 | 0
Total | 106,182.65 | 196.41

In the Official Report

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