Written Question · S1W-18816 · Session 1
How many (a) cattle and (b) sheep and how much arable ground were claimed for under the (i) Suckler Cow Premium Scheme, (ii) Beef Special P…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) cattle and (b) sheep and how much arable ground were claimed for under the (i) Suckler Cow Premium Scheme, (ii) Beef Special Premium Scheme, (iii) Extensification Premium Scheme, (iv) Sheep Annual Premium Scheme and (v) Arable Area Payment Scheme in 2000-01 and 2001-02 to date and how many (a) cattle and (b) sheep and how much arable land were claimed for under each scheme by small producers, broken down by each Environment and Rural Affairs Department area office in the Highlands and Islands area.
The answer
The livestock numbers and arable land area in scheme years 2000 and 2001, for all Scottish producers, are given in tables 1 & 2. The 2001 figures are partial, as they include only information on the IACS applications processed so far. Table 3 shows "small producers" for scheme year 2000. These were assumed to be producers who earned a total of €1,250 or less in subsidy payments. Figures have not been provided for 2001 as processing is on-going. Table 1: 2000 scheme yearERAD Highlands & Islands Area Office | Sheep | Suckler cows | Beef cows | Arable land (ha) 1
Oban | 329,557 | 21,978 | 10,319 | 1,363.33
Elgin | 43,881 | 10,371 | 5,809 | 4,812.07
Ayr | 35,986 | 3,441 | 2,559 | 523.17
Inverness | 276,663 | 28,853 | 17,046 | 25,122.56
Portree | 94,927 | 2,662 | 383 | 0
Benbecula | 43,862 | 2,026 | 352 | 691.92
Kirkwall |
Oban | 329,557 | 21,978 | 10,319 | 1,363.33
Elgin | 43,881 | 10,371 | 5,809 | 4,812.07
Ayr | 35,986 | 3,441 | 2,559 | 523.17
Inverness | 276,663 | 28,853 | 17,046 | 25,122.56
Portree | 94,927 | 2,662 | 383 | 0
Benbecula | 43,862 | 2,026 | 352 | 691.92
Kirkwall |
In the Official Report
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