Mason owns a farm in Cumbria and makes a claim for a hill farm allowance. He owns 12 hectares of severely disadvantaged land with a livestock density of 0.11. The severely disadvantaged land was available for grazing for seven months between 1 April 2009 and 31 October 2009.

Applying HFAR 2010:

(a) explain the conditions that Mason has met in relation to eligibility for a hill farm allowance;

(b) explain the conditions that Mason has not met in relation to eligibility for a hill farm allowance.