§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the total Government funding received by the Meat and Livestock Commission for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. CurryDirect Government funding of the Meat and Livestock Commission—MLC—is confined to payments of the salaries, travel and subsistence and related expenses of Commissioners. Figures for the past five years are as follows:
£ million 1987–88 0.2 1988–89 0.2 1989–90 0.2 1990–91 0.2 1991–92 0.2 In addition, the MLC provides services for Government on a customer/supplier basis for which payments over the past five years were as follows:
£ million 1987–88 12.8 1988–89 13.6 1989–90 13.3 1990–91 10.8 1991–92 15.3