Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the total payments were by county in 1996 and 1997 under (i) the arable area payments, (ii) the suckler cow premium and (iii) the sheep annual premium schemes of the CAP; and in each case what the average farm payment was in each county. - Includes tables.
Answer
Mr. Plaskitt: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the total payments were by county in 1996 and 1997 under (i) the arable area payments, (ii) the suckler cow premium and (iii) the sheep annual premium schemes of the CAP; and in each case what the average farm payment was in each county. [62885] Mr. Rooker: The following tables give the information requested. Payments are attributed to the country of the claimant's main holding. These figures represent payments by MAFF, in England, in respect of 1996 and 1997 claims--not the payments which were made in those years. For 1996 arable area payments, the figures update those previously published. These were given in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Mr. Tipping) on 30 July 1997, Official Report, columns 327-30. Suckler Cow Premium Scheme £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996 1997 County name Total amount paid Average payment Total amount paid Average payment Avon 817,708.89 2,962.71 846,665.20 3,078.78 Bedfordshire 342,329.18 3,356.17 305,756.27 3,184.96 Berkshire 493,323.69 4,043.64 528,281.19 4,294.97 Buckinghamshire 1,559,600.98 4,828.49 1,575,034.41 4,921.98 Cambridgeshire 864,716.23 3,588.03 823,903.90 3,566.68 Cheshire 923,735.48 2,624.25 883,144.26 2,620.61 Cleveland 285,923.17 4,332.17 280,376.92 4,248.14 Cornwall{1} 5,657,474.18 4,939.21 5,799,582.77 5,019.65 Cumbria 8,123,383.26 5,180.73 8,237,040.46 5,273.63 Derbyshire 2,708,731.83 3,531.59 2,815,413.85 3,738.93 Devonshire 9,550,124.38 4,244.50 9,860,264.87 4,374.56 Dorset 1,314,384.42 3,723.47 1,275,537.94 3,603.21 Durham 3,447,213.04 5,032.43 3,370,057.32 5,052.56 Essex 648,986.79 3,004.57 649,168.13 3,121.00 Gloucestershire 1,983,408.21 3,666.19 1,929,540.39 3,696.44 Greater London 137,589.58 5,982.16 134,237.47 5,836.41 Greater Manchester 565,217.46 2,557.55 608,821.62 2,780.01 Hampshire 1,712,842.47 3,849.08 1,680,922.77 3,873.09 Hereford & Worcester 4,031,984.63 3,376.87 3,941,045.78 3,354.08 Hertfordshire 605,694.71 4,769.25 589,708.71 4,680.23 Humberside 1,540,481.66 4,043.26 1,481,576.96 3,993.47 Isle of Wight 312,302.95 3,548.90 274,307.36 3,386.51 Kent 1,518,867.29 3,768.90 1,500,005.22 3,916.46 Lancashire 2,191,582.68 3,652.64 2,241,523.47 3,662.62 Leicestershire 1,573,181.33 3,347.19 1,609,849.16 3,326.13 Lincolnshire 2,512,748.25 4,636.07 2,467,927.66 4,503.52 Merseyside 97,755.70 4,655.03 112,906.80 4,704.45 Norfolk 2,345,188.84 4,450.07 2,378,729.72 4,701.05 Northamptonshire 1,535,787.45 4,490.61 1,510,322.88 4,764.43 Northumberland 8,727,126.90 10,183.35 8,689,438.08 10,222.87 Nottinghamshire 803,129.63 3,187.02 735,287.11 3,063.70 Oxfordshire 1,431,569.33 4,559.14 1,471,970.79 4,794.69 Shropshire 4,000,423.39 4,329.46 3,823,304.39 4,192.22 Somerset 3,583,650.84 4,100.29 3,776,390.67 4,276.77 Staffordshire 1,928,621.67 2,852.99 2,031,455.26 2,948.41 Suffolk 1,048,109.63 3,867.56 1,002,944.29 3,742.33 Surrey 809,720.81 4,152.41 823,606.14 4,289.62 Sussex East 1,195,159.88 3,395.34 1,230,568.66 3,651.54 Sussex West 1,014,847.62 4,470.69 1,018,354.06 4,566.61 Tyne & Wear 263,719.58 5,382.03 249,685.89 5,201.79 Warwickshire 1,182,907.33 3,295.01 1,164,995.89 3,426.46 West Midlands 264,421.77 4,068.03 265,056.47 4,077.79 Wiltshire 2,135,086.48 5,849.55 2,015,091.62 5,613.07 Yorkshire North 6,699,597.18 4,297.37 6,722,334.23 4,416.78 Yorkshire South 813,138.42 3,764.53 798,726.67 3,877.31 Yorkshire West 1,713,963.17 2,294.85 1,726,977.86 2,977.55 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Cornwall figures include the Scilly Isles Arable Area Payments Scheme £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996 1997 County name Total amount paid Average payment Total amount paid Average payment Avon 4,709,856.56 11,774.64 4,632,220.50 11,580.55 Bedfordshire 19,600,435.19 33,053.01 19,213,927.00 32,510.87 Berkshire 11,992,117.78 44,746.71 12,021,801.07 44,857.47 Buckinghamshire 17,744,157.31 27,467.74 16,903,137.49 26,085.09 Cambridgeshire 60,573,233.24 28,464.87 57,731,621.09 27,425.95 Cheshire 7,418,313.97 7,850.07 6,971,443.50 7,231.79 Cleveland 5,355,734.45 25,026.80 4,499,510.69 21,324.70 Cornwall 11,978,012.05 6,927.71 11,904,647.11 6,865.43 Cumbria 4,652,279.00 4,949.23 4,518,377.54 4,791.49 Derbyshire 10,083,321.95 12,812.35 9,666,631.18 12,236.24 Devonshire 19,333,953.12 7,233.05 19,477,317.41 7,095.56 Dorset 17,653,073.25 24,758.87 16,692,638.94 23,248.80 Durham 13,681,610.76 20,729.71 12,314,045.64 19,240.70 Essex 59,628,462.58 39,515.22 56,679,741.35 37,736.18 Gloucestershire 26,201,454.51 26,736.18 24,857,058.62 25,494.42 Greater London 1,446,717.13 22,257.19 1,417,200.50 19,960.57 Greater Manchester 1,500,373.83 10,640.95 1,449,198.90 9,994.48 Hampshire 34,669,172.17 43,996.41 33,025,543.28 41,178.98 Hereford & Worcester 29,685,160.76 14,894.71 28,474,164.83 14,272.76 Hertfordshire 21,346,141.77 44,471.13 20,537,261.29 42,875.28 Humberside 61,090,717.76 29,555.26 57,441.627.46 28,033.98 Isle of Wight 2,880,123.33 21,985.67 2,800,164.38 20,145.07 Kent 36,810,840.88 34,958.06 35,217,874.64 33,255.78 Lancashire 5,285,404.17 11,174.22 5,081,869.22 10,676.20 Leicestershire 32,095,569.54 29,177.79 30,480,109.55 27,709.11 Lincolnshire 103,834,550.37 30,802.30 98,202,508.72 28,883.09 Merseyside 2,608,065.32 15,075.52 2,566,230.93 15,275.18 Norfolk 66,179,308.31 23,018.89 64,646,116.24 22,698.78 Northamptonshire 37,552,734.08 41,725.26 34,858,568.52 38,517.76 Northumberland 28,920,316.75 34,388.01 25,244,332.53 29,945.83 Nottinghamshire 29,463,123.16 29,316.54 27,586,567.83 27,367.63 Oxfordshire 38,289,565.52 41,483.82 36,115,566.98 38,750.61 Shropshire 25,231,785.80 15,750.18 23,107,332.22 14,560.39 Somerset 14,388,826.16 11,622.64 13,775,003.03 10,967.36 Staffordshire 14,970,014.94 17,971.21 14,189,836.22 16,872.58 Suffolk 56,350,044.61 26,923.10 54,053,967.15 25,999.98 Surrey 4,218,972.44 20,381.51 4,023,335.98 19,530.76 Sussex East 9,598,132.74 21,472.33 9,494,715.79 20,776.18 Sussex West 15,019,837.84 30,281.93 14,560,043.49 28,000.08 Tyne & Wear 2,892,173.94 26,055.62 2,578,807.20 23,658.78 Warwickshire 24,320,196.54 27,668.03 23,062,985.22 26,178.19 West Midlands 1,668,292.57 17,560.97 1,577,044.57 16,777.07 Wiltshire 36,319,698.82 35,364.85 34,866,404.61 33,525.39 Yorkshire North 62,744,381.17 19,937.84 60,399,843.43 19,229.49 Yorkshire South 13,001,288,98 24,301.47 12,261,439.91 23,355.12 Yorkshire West 7,172,345.27 18,677.98 6,782,993.64 17,437.00 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Sheep Annual Premium Scheme £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996 1997 County name Total amount paid Average payment Total amount paid Average payment Avon 626,274.48 1,875.07 536,008.17 1,675.03 Bedfordshire 364,281.84 2,412.46 298,036.70 2,069.70 Berkshire 379,386.98 3,084.45 333,566.54 2,900.58 Buckinghamshire 1,366,539.78 3,010.00 1,196,749.51 2,641.83 Cambridgeshire 350,487.67 2,246.72 298,430.30 2,116.46 Cheshire 1,459,010.04 2,448.00 1,282,084.04 2,180.42 Cleveland 299,262.84 2,877.53 260,347.12 2,433.15 Cornwall 4,340,592.80 2,844.43 3,788,393.50 2,609.09 Cumbria 20,419,757.10 5,763.41 18,704,776.89 5,333.55 Derbyshire 3,432,484.91 3,114.78 3,039,474.30 2,814.33 Devonshire 13,173,439.65 3,276.16 11,607,071.67 2,997.69 Dorset 1,372,756.59 2,624.77 1,216,767.41 2,428.68 Durham 4,909,834.61 5,052.42 4,377,307.38 4,701.73 Essex 444,932.55 1,934.49 390,624.55 1,808.45 Gloucestershire 2,514,595.60 2,622.10 2,162,417.79 2,320.19 Greater London 5,219.07 1,304.77 4,762.71 952.54 Greater Manchester 572,751.11 2,878.15 521,129.40 2,863.35 Hampshire 948,885.53 2,497.07 839,428.38 2,312.47 Hereford & Worcester 7,911,597.17 2,922.64 6,844,905.84 2,708.71 Hertfordshire 291,545.39 2,626.54 249,888.98 2,449.89 Humberside 841,132.58 1,942.57 715,045.21 1,706.55 Isle of Wight 211,043.49 2,198.37 188,506.17 1,984.28 Kent 3,184,720.06 3,331.30 2,751,932.40 3,044.17 Lancashire 5,854,129.93 3,702.80 5,324,015.98 3,454.91 Leicestershire 2,342,144.22 2,815.08 1,978,875.59 2,533.77 Lincolnshire 1,437,636.75 2,482.97 1,224,996.47 2,227.70 Merseyside 43,200.66 2,057.17 35,513.08 1,972.95 Norfolk 963,724.18 2,707.09 839,604.00 2,476.71 Northamptonshire 2,359,497.65 3,309.25 2,025,172.77 2,876.67 Northumberland 11,622,434.29 8,440.40 10,554,322.40 7,720.79 Nottinghamshire 598,930.55 2,348.75 515,877.50 2,261.27 Oxfordshire 1,299,529.56 3,116.38 1,152,876.42 2,832.62 Shropshire 6,548,560.79 3,628.01 5,713,876.73 3,266.94 Somerset 4,472,607.23 3,422.04 3,913,116.34 3,064.30 Staffordshire 1,938,797.88 2,118.90 1,666,866.88 1,874.99 Suffolk 471,582.51 1,702.46 395,560.34 1,475.97 Surrey 430,166.53 1,807.42 360,258.52 1,637.54 Sussex East 1,810,204.75 3,170.24 1,591,357.01 2,888.13 Sussex West 769,940.95 2,519.15 682,823.10 2,299.07 Tyne & Wear 74,064.49 3,086.02 57,635.64 2,505.90 Warwickshire 2,011,979.80 2,718.89 1,736,385.58 2,411.65 West Midlands 136,872.93 2,319.88 121,304.26 2,056.00 Wiltshire 1,323,788.80 2,995.00 1,119,461.94 2,652.75 Yorkshire North 14,711,206.88 5,901.80 13,224,077.56 5,318.99 Yorkshire South 531,892.32 3,056.85 477,954.90 2,844.97 Yorkshire West 1,652,352.27 2,643.76 1,464,135.44 2,494.27 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.