Written Question · S1W-21090 · Session 1
Whether it will give a detailed breakdown by agricultural sector and land category of the payments to farmers and crofters in 2001 under th…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a detailed breakdown by agricultural sector and land category of the payments to farmers and crofters in 2001 under the less favoured area scheme.
The answer
The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) is not sector specific. It involves, in the main, area payments to different land categories within the less favoured area in Scotland. Details of the distribution of payments by land category under LFASS 2001 are set out in the table.Land Category | LFASS 2001
£ million | %
Moorland | 17.99 | 29.7
Northern Upland/Moorland | 3.66 | 6.0
Northern Upland | 7.86 | 13.0
Southern Upland /Moorland | 7.02 | 11.6
Southern Upland | 23.60 | 38.9
Others 1 | 0.47 | 0.8
Scotland | 60.6 | 100.0
Although there are only three land classes, some farm businesses encompass a mix of land classes, hence Northern Upland/Moorland and Southern Upland/Moorland appear in the table above. Values for Southern Upland/Northern Upland and Southern Upland/Northern Upland/Moorland farms are not shown separately because of the small number of farms in these mixed land class categories.
£ million | %
Moorland | 17.99 | 29.7
Northern Upland/Moorland | 3.66 | 6.0
Northern Upland | 7.86 | 13.0
Southern Upland /Moorland | 7.02 | 11.6
Southern Upland | 23.60 | 38.9
Others 1 | 0.47 | 0.8
Scotland | 60.6 | 100.0
Although there are only three land classes, some farm businesses encompass a mix of land classes, hence Northern Upland/Moorland and Southern Upland/Moorland appear in the table above. Values for Southern Upland/Northern Upland and Southern Upland/Northern Upland/Moorland farms are not shown separately because of the small number of farms in these mixed land class categories.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-21090 by reference.