§ 21. Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on aid to upland areas.
§ Mrs. FennerUpland farmers in less favoured areas are eligible for a number of support measures not available to their lowland counterparts. These include headage payments to beef cattle and sheep and enhanced rates of grant on capital expenditure, whilst further and more widely-based assistance is available under the special agricultural development programme for Northern Ireland and the integrated development programme for the western isles of Scotland.