Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 November 2004. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many, and what value of farm payments that were due to be paid by 30th June have not yet been paid, broken down by category of farm payment. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many, and what value of farm payments that were due to be paid by 30 June have not yet been paid, broken down by category of farm payment. [195831] Mr. Pearson: The number and potential value, if paid in full, of farm subsidy claims currently outstanding is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Applications unpaid Value (£ million) Beef special premium 1,972 0.9 Slaughter premium 1,167 0.6 Suckler cow premium 285 0.3 Extensification payment 1,158 2.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These applications relate to unresolved cases where there is a query or penalty to be applied. It is not expected, therefore, that all claims will be paid in full.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195831; 426 c332W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Agriculture Northern Ireland Subsidies Suckler cow premiums Beef premiums Extensification schemes
Contains statistics: Yes
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