What level of grants it has paid for the growing of forestry and woodland, detailing the top 20 recipients and the amounts each received, i…

The Scottish Executive currently administers two grant schemes for the growing of forestry and woodland. The Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme (SFGS), which replaced the Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS) in 2003, is run by Forestry Commission Scotland. The Farmland Premium Scheme (FPS), which replaced the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS) in 2003, is run by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD).
The level of grant paid by these schemes for each of the last three years is as follows:
Scheme
| Year Paid, £ Million

2001-02
| 2002-03
| 2003-04

WGS/SFGS
| £16.49
| £13.96
| £16.04

Farm Woodland Scheme
| £05.00
| £05.50
| £06.20

Total Grant Paid
| £21.49
| £19.46
| £22.24


The amounts paid to the top 20 recipients for each scheme are shown below. These are shown separately as they are separate schemes.
Amounts Paid to the Top 20 Recipients for WGS/SFGS

| 2001-02
| 2002-03
| 2003-04

1
| £398,983.90
| £567,864.15
| £474,815.82

2
| £381,049.11
| £338,813.50
| £262,005.05

3
| £267,893.42
| £219,279.34
| £210,583.81

4
| £202,652.98
| £216,393.98
| £162,264.28

5
| £191,617.67
| £202,757.00
| £153,691.50

6
| £186,253.53
| £184,490.51
| £142,002.30

7
| £152,105.00
| £155,321.30
| £141,742.44

8
| £150,029.40
| £152,430.41
| £133,488.54

9
| £149,537.89
| £148,949.21
| £119,424.85

10
| £147,835.70
| £127,304.50
| £118,705.68

11
| £140,817.18
| £121,785.58
| £112,441.53

12
| £139,886.32
| £119,033.85