§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what date and for what purpose the introduction of a subsidy for the production of lupin grain was authorised by the EEC Council of Ministers.
§ Mr. MacGregorAn aid scheme for the inclusion of lupins in animal feeds was introduced with effect from 1 July 1984 in order to reduce the Community's dependence on imported protein and to encourage producers to switch out of crops that are in surplus.
Recommendations for grant made to Ministers under the agricultural and horticultural co-operation scheme for the period 1977–78 to 1984–85* (£'000) Capital grants for storage and drying of grain Other Capital Grants Non-Capital Grants Totals 1977–78 667 563 219 1,449 1978–79 599 (533) 283 (261) 95 (88) 977 (902) 1979–80 958 (764) 726 (579) 114 (115) 1,828 (1,458) 1980–81 1,035 (709) 1,157 (793) 186 (128) 2,378 (1,630) 1981–82 388 (239) 1,287 (791) 269 (165) 1,944 (1,195) 1982–83 2,711 (1,557) 1,371 (787) 373 (214) 4,455 (2,558) 1983–84 2,868 (1,571) 1,906 (1,044) 200 (110) 4,974 (2,725) 1984–85 448 1,585 280 2,313 * Figures for 1984–85 are for 1 April 1984 to 31 January 1985 only. Note: The figures are in current price terms. Constant prices cannot be calculated because sufficient detail of the elements in individual investments is not available. The figures in brackets show how the level of recommendations has moved in relation to changes in the Retail Price Index.