Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farmers have been excluded from the agricultural flat-rate VAT scheme since its introduction in each region of the UK in each year since the scheme's introduction.

The table attached lists the known exclusions (refusal of entry into the scheme or subsequent removal from the scheme) from the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme, broken down by region and calendar year.

These figures are based on management information and have not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.

Figures are not available for the period covering 1993-2007.