Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 January 2000. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 January 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many farms in (a) Cornwall, (b) Devon, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset received CAP payments in 1998. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms in (a) Cornwall, (b) Devon, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset received CAP payments in 1998. [105259] Ms Quin: CAP payments in 1998 were paid to the following number of farms: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of farms Cornwall{1} 3,796 Devon 6,807 Somerset 3,524 Dorset 1,648 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes holdings on the Isles of Scilly. These figures may exclude some farms which made small claims under agri-environment schemes. Precise figures on those farms could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 343 c190W;343 c191W; 105259
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Devon Cornwall Payments Common agricultural policy Subsidies Somerset South West Dorset
Contains statistics: Yes