§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list all the national subsidies and
UNITED KINGDOM—FINANCIAL YEAR 1975–76 (PROVISIONAL) £ million Implementation of price guarantees (a)— Sheep 7.5 Wool 2.0 Potatoes 0.5 10.0 Production grants and subsidies— Lime subsidy 4.7 Calf subsidy 61.6 Beef cow subsidy 8.2 Oil for horticulture 0.3 74.8 Capital and other improvements— Farm Capital Grant Scheme 71.9 Horticulture Capital Grant Scheme 1.9 Other grants for horticultural improvements 1.4 Co-operation grants 1.1 Grants and loans for improvement of farm structure 1.1 Farm Business Records Scheme 0.2 Grants to horticulturists facing special difficulties as a result of entry into the EEC 0.1 77.7 Support for agriculture in special areas (b)— Grants for improvement of livestock rearing land 1.0 Hill cattle and hill sheep subsidies (c) 4.1 Winter keep grants (c) 1.2 Crofters—improvement and cropping grants 0.7 7.0 Miscellaneous grants and subsidies (d) 0.2 Brucellosis eradication: incentive payments 18.4 Total 188.1 (a) Expenditure under the milk guarantee, amounting to £283.7 million in 1975–76, is attributed to food subsidies and is not shown in the table. (b) Farmers in special areas are also eligible for additional assistance under the Farm Capital Grant Scheme. The estimated additional benefit (£5.9 million) is included in the figure for that Scheme. (c) From 1st January 1976 hill subsidies were replaced by compensatory allowances made under EEC measures. The expenditure shown in the table represents the balance of claims with a qualifying date 1st January 1975. (d) This comprises relatively small amounts in respect of cereals guarantees, grants for bulls, agricultural drainage, grants for small farmers, loan guarantees, grants to producers in the Scottish Islands, hill cattle agistment subsidy and temporary feed assistance.