Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government in the latest year for which figures are available, how many farmers in receipt of the single farm payment claimed for (a) less than five hectares, (b) between five and 10 hectares, (c) between 10 and 20 hectares, (d) between 20 and 100 hectares, and (e) over 100 hectares. [HL95]
For the 2008 scheme year, the number of farmers who received single payment scheme payments in England who claimed in each size category is set out below.
Area claimed in hectares (ha) Number of claims Less than 5 ha 16,844 5 ha to <10 ha 11,559 10 ha to <20 ha 13,416 20 ha to <100 ha 39,304 100 ha and above 23,252