To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farmers in (a) Gravesham, (b) Kent and (c) England have not yet received single farm payments for (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. (140803)

In England, as of 6 June 2007, 24 claimants have not received a payment for the 2005 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and approximately 4,400 claimants have not yet received a payment for the SPS 2006.

Detailed analysis of all the payments made under the Single Payment Scheme is not yet available. Once the remaining scheme payments have been completed, a decision will be taken on the level of detail that will be published.