§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what amount was paid out in stabilisation payments to bacon curers in 1970–71; what is his estimate for the current year; and what is his estimate of the consequential saving in pig guarantee payments in each of the years 1970–71 and 1971–72.
§ Mr. PriorStabilisation payments to bacon curers in 1970–71 amounted to £21.9 million. The latest estimate for 1971–72 is £19.5 million. Changes in stabilisation payments do not have a
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DIRECT GRANT SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHERN REGION Name of School Number on Roll Educational Year 1970–71 Capitation and Sixth Form Grant for Educational Year 1970–71 Remitted Fees Grant for Educational Year 1970–71 Capitation and Sixth Form Grant at New Rates £ £ £ Barnard Castle School … … … … 480 25,188 5,766 39,588 St. Anthony's School, Sunderland … … 794 37,420 1,651 61,240 St. Joseph's Convent School, Hartlepool … 644 31,024 7,550 50,344 Central High School for Girls … Newcastle upon Tyne 507 27,144 4,364 42,354 Convent of the Sacred Heart School 702 39,264 9,164 60,324 Dame Allan Boy's School … 441 23,940 9,049 37,170 Dame Allan Girls's School … 430 22,244 10,082 35,144 Royal Grammar School … … 816 45,264 12,974 69,744 St. Cuthbert's Grammar School 1,010 49,372 13,463 79,672 Convent of the Ladies of Mary School, Scarborough … … … … 406 17,108 14,034 29,288 6,230 317,968 88,097 504,868 direct effect on pig guarantee payments; and the extent to which stabilisation payments influence market prices, by strengthening the demand for pigs, cannot be quantified.