To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many payments were made under the arable area payments scheme in 1996 of (a) £0 to £1,000, (b) £1,000 to £2,000, (c) £2,000 to £3,000, (d) £3,000 to £4,000, (e) £4,000 to £5,000, (f) £5,000 to £10,000, (g) £10,000 to £20,000, (h) £20,000 to £50,000 and (i) over £50,000. [11315]

[holding answer 30 July 1997]: The number of payments made in 1996 under the arable area payments scheme were (a) 1,172 from £0 to £1,000, (b) 878 from £1,000 to £2,000, (c) 424 from £2,000 to £3,000, (d) 348 from £3,000 to £4,000, (e) 347 from £4,000 to £5,000, (f) 67 from £5,000 to £10,000, (g) 87 from £10,000 to £20,000, (h) 46 from £20,000 to £50,000 (i) three over £50,000.