To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the information technology cost of the single farm payment scheme in each year from 2005 to 2008, including the costs of equipment and administration. [HL5740]

The NAO value-for-money report quoted the following figures for single payment scheme information technology costs calculated to reflect IT depreciation, amortisation, running costs and contractors.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 34,500 cases of inaccurate payments made in 2007 to farmers in respect of the single farm payment remain unresolved; and how many new cases were identified in 2008. [HL5741]

All of the 34,499 single payment scheme cases identified in 2007 as requiring their entitlements to be reviewed to reflect new information on their accounts have been completed. In many cases the full payments had been made so adjustment of payments was not necessary. The NAO value-for-money study reports corrections on 27,757 in 2008 and early 2009.