The person named was paid £1,517.00 on 26 October under the 2001 area based compensatory allowance scheme in respect of 33.71 hectares of mountain type land. His average headage payment in the years 1998 to 2000, inclusive, was £3,585.24. Under a compensation package agreed with the European Commission farmers experiencing losses under the 2001 area based scheme were to be paid an additional sum equal to 90% of the difference between the average headage payment and the amount payable under the scheme. Because of the reduction in area of the holding of the person named from 48.06 hectares in 2000 to 33.71 in 2001, the compensation element of the area based scheme was not included in the basic payment. In such cases the intention is to make a compensatory payment which takes into account the fact that the overall forage area has decreased in 2001. The person named will be paid such compensation as soon as possible.