Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people appealed against decisions made by the Rural Payments Agency on the passporting of cattle in each of the last five years.
The Rural Payments Agency registers in the region of 2.5 million cattle every year. The total number of appeals made is given in the table below.
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
Appeals Received | 878 | 1173 | 1044 | 809 | 839 |
Between 2019 and 2021 the data provided is for GB. From 2021 the data does not include appeals made in Scotland.