§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will redefine land eligible under the hill cow subsidy scheme in Northern Ireland to include parts of West Ulster where store cattle could be raised to meet the current shortfall in stores due to the dwindling of the supply from the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartNo: but of course a herd kept on land which does not satisfy the definition of hill land in the statutory scheme may qualify for beef cow subsidy under the Northern Ireland Cattle Breeding Herds Scheme.