How many appeals were (a) lodged with the EU agricultural subsidies appeals procedure in each year since it was adopted and (b) successful …

Answered Asked by Richard Lochhead SNP Lodged 19 Apr 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many appeals were (a) lodged with the EU agricultural subsidies appeals procedure in each year since it was adopted and (b) successful in each year following the (i) internal and (ii) external review, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of appeals.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 28 Apr 2005 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is set out in the following tables. In stage 2 appeals the external panel make a recommendation to me with its findings.
Number of Appeals Lodged:

| Stage 1
| Stage 2

2000
| 17
| 0

2001*
| 84
| 16

2002*
| 271
| 32

2003
| 252
| 45

2004
| 120
| 5

2005
| 116
| 0

Note: *Coverage of Agri Environment Schemes was added in June 2001. Figures in 2001 were low due to foot-and-mouth disease. This resulted in an upsurge in 2002.
The Number of Appeals Upheld By Panel and as a Percentage of the Number Determined

| Internal
| External

2000
| 0
| 0

2001
| 12 (21%)
| 1 (16%)

2002
| 18 (15%)
| 5 (35%)

2003
| 15 (10%)
| 0

2004
| 4 ( 2%)
| 2 ( 8%)

Note: Determination may not have taken place the same year as the appeal was received.
In addition, some appeals have been resolved outwith the panel setting.
Stage 3 (Scottish Land Court Hearings Lodged)
2003: 3
2004: 2
2005: 2
Decisions not yet taken for these cases, with the exception of one case settled out of court.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-16079 by reference.