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FOI/202200291309 · FOI/EIR · unclear

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme payments: EIR release

Published
2022-05-18
Received
2022-03-29
Responded
2022-04-22
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

The total sums paid for Moorland Management, Muirburn and Heather Cutting, Predator Control, Heather Restoration and Heather Restoration - Follow-up Molinia Control as well as the number of Predator Control traps under the Agri-Environmental Climate Scheme over the last six years.

Response

The following table details the value and quantity of the requested Management Options and Capital Items the Scottish Government has committed through Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) contracts over the last six years:

AECS Options / Capital Items £/Quantity 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Moorland Management £ 369,602 1,136,317 1,768,253 2,170,577 2,641,464 2,580,489 Muirburn & Heather Cutting £ 84,662 164,958 242,067 279,058 287,830 211,587 Predator Control £ 70,627 145,710 201,308 237,671 244,537 234,228 Predator Control No. of units 46 65 91 133 134 124 Heather Restoration £ 28,974 0 0 9,842 0 0 Heather Restoration - Follow-up Molinia control £ 11,660 0 0 0 4,028 0

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