Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Friday, 23 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 May 2004. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 May 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Cumbria will be classified as being in a severely disadvantaged area when the single farm payment is introduced. - Inc figures.

Answer: David Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in Cumbria will be classified as being in a severely disadvantaged area when the single farm payment is introduced. [169076] Alun Michael: It is not possible to give a precise answer at the present time as entitlements to subsidy under the new single payment scheme will be allocated on the basis of claims made by farmers in 2005. However based on Integrated Administration and Control System scheme applications in 2003, the latest information currently available, 40 per cent. of holdings registered for IACS in Cumbria, 1,705 out of 4,235 farmers, have the majority of their land within the severely disadvantaged area.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 421 c1492W; 169076
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Agriculture Cumbria Farms Subsidies Integrated administration and control system Marginal land
Contains statistics: Yes
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