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Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many landowners in Scotland are currently receiving annual payments under the set-aside scheme of (a) between £5,000 and £9,999, (b) between £10,000 and £19,999, (c) between £20,000 and £29,999, (d) between £30,000 and £39,999, (e) between £40,000 and £49,999, (f) between £50,000 and £59,999, (g) between £60,000 and £69,999 and (h) £70,000 and over.
Mr. Michael Forsyth
[holding answer 13 December 1991]: For set-aside participants who joined in the first two years the number of set-aside agreements recorded centrally in Scotland involving annual payments within the bands given is as follows:
Annual payment | Number of agreements |
(a) £ 5,000–£ 9,999 | 108 |
(b) £10,000–£19,999 | 55 |
(c) £20,000–£29,999 | 24 |
(d) £30,000–£39,999 | 11 |
(e) £40,000–£49,999 | 2 |
(f) £50,000–£59,999 | 3 |
(g) £60,000–£69,999 | Nil |
(h) £70,000 and over | 1 |