Written Question · S3W-39306 · Session 3
How many applications for support have been made in the Clydesdale parliamentary constituency under the new entrants scheme for farming sin…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for support have been made in the Clydesdale parliamentary constituency under the new entrants scheme for farming since the scheme was introduced.
The answer
The Rural Priorities element of the Scotland Rural Development Programme includes a specific regional priority aimed at encouraging new entrants to farming to restructure/modernise business, and an option which provides interest rate relief to young farmers setting up a farming business for the first time.
There have been five applications in the Clydesdale parliamentary constituency under the new entrants regional priority, of which one has been approved, one rejected and three are currently under consideration.
There has been one business development proposal in Clydesdale which incorporates the Setting Up Young Farmers
- Interest Rate Relief option. This application is currently under consideration.
There have been five applications in the Clydesdale parliamentary constituency under the new entrants regional priority, of which one has been approved, one rejected and three are currently under consideration.
There has been one business development proposal in Clydesdale which incorporates the Setting Up Young Farmers
- Interest Rate Relief option. This application is currently under consideration.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-39306 by reference.