§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the increase in the level of incentive payments granted to farmers in Wales since 1976 in real terms.
§ Mr. David Hunt[holding answer 25 June 1992]: Complete information on the level of assistance granted to farmers in Wales is not available, because figures for some elements of support, notably intervention expenditure and variable premium payments, are not separately available for Wales. Based on identifiable expenditure on farming in Wales the figures, in real terms, are given in the table:
Total identifiable payments (in real terms £ million 1976) £ million 1976 20 1977 19 1978 20 1979 22 1980 23 1981 30 1982 31 1983 40 1984 34 1985 36 1986 27 1987 29 1988 28 1989 29 1990 33 1991 41