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Written question asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2005. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Digital Mapping

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farmers in the South West submitted incorrect data for digital mapping in each year between 2002 and 2004.
Answer

The Rural Payments Agency is responsible for the administration of digital mapping in England. The RPA developed the RLR between 2002 and 2004 predominantly using land parcels previously claimed for subsidy purposes, notably data received with Area Aid Applications. In some cases this included data from on the spot inspections and any information the applicant provided in the form of mapping requests. The following table shows the number of applicants in the South West where an overclaim was found as a result of an inspection.

Number
2002 386
2003 349
2004 378

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36129; 440 c2377W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Agriculture Farms Maps Subsidies
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk