Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in (a) South Lakeland District Council area and (b) Cumbria have not yet received their full basic payment scheme payment for 2016.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) does not hold information on Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments at a council level.

As at close of business on 3 July, 99.7% of farmers in Cumbria have received their full BPS 2016 payment. There are 14 farmers still to receive their payment. Of these 7 are held subject to the completion of probate; 3 are complete but waiting on information from the Scottish Government; and 4 are still to complete processing.

The RPA continues to focus on the completion of the remainder and dealing with any queries on BPS 2016 claims raised by farmers.