Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many successful claims were made in 1999 for each of the farm subsidy schemes that will be modulated as part of the ERDP. - Includes figures.
Answer
Mr. Yeo: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many successful claims were made in 1999 for each of the farm subsidy schemes that will be modulated as part of the ERDP. [136760] Mr. Nick Brown: The numbers of successful claims made in England in 1999 for each of the farm subsidy schemes that will be modulated to fund additional measures in the ERDP were as follows: Arable Area Payments Scheme: 74,189 Flax and Hemp: 1,918 Hops: 14 Seeds: 1,154 Potato starch: 101 Sheep Annual Premium Scheme: 33,176 Beef Special Premium Scheme: 112,393 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme: 21,873. The new Slaughter Premium and Extensification Premium Schemes will also be modulated.