HC Deb 12 June 1968 vol 766 cc43-4W
Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in regard to £140,000 paid by his Department in grants to the Beef Recording Association, and the additional £27,000 for three bull performance testing centres, what were the dates on which these various payments were made; and what was the sum paid in each case.

Mr. John Mackie

The figures are as follows:

GRANTS TO THE BEEF RECORDING ASSOCIATION
(i) Grants towards general expenditure
Date Amount
£ s. d.
31. 3.64 … … 878 7 0
19 5.64 … … 1,250 0 0
13.8.64 … … 3,524 3 0
23.12.64 … … 1,974 18 0
24. 3.65 … … 3,144 12 0
17. 5.65 … … 4,021 10 0
22.7.65 … … 4,018 10 0
27.10.65 … … 5,660 10 0
24. 2.66 … … 4,435 0 0
30. 3.66 … … 1,104 12 6
14.4.66 … … 11,934 0 0
19. 7.66 … … 4,435 0 0
8.8.66 … … 4,904 0 0
18.10.66 … … 11,644 0 0
23.1.67 … … 9,724 0 0
11.4.67 … … 17,077 0 0
6.7.67 … … 14,813 0 0
2.10.67 … … 14,488 0 0
19. 1.68 … … 6,000 0 0
27. 2.68 … … 4,000 0 0
29.3.68 … … 6,000 0 0
7.5.68 … … 5,000 0 0
Total … … £140,031 2 6

(ii) Grants toward the cost of three bull performance testing stations
Date Amount
£ s. d.
12.7.67 … … 6,386 15 1
9.8.67 … … 2,250 0 0
27. 9.67 … … 2,050 7 10
7.11.67 … … 3,914 5 7
17.1.68 … … 1,670 9 7
1.2.68 … … 1,394 9 3
22.3.68 … … 1,823 10 9
1.5.68 … … 2,751 0 2
22.5.68 … … 2,010 16 9
23.5.68 … … 2,754 4 0
Total … … £27,005 19 0