§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the subsidy and price support available to hill farming enterprises over the last five years for which figures are available; and how they have varied in value at constant prices in relation to farm input costs and retail prices index over the same period.
Rates of subsidies available to hill farmers—United Kingdom £/head 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Current prices Sheep Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances SDA Sheep (higher rate) 6.75 6.75 7.50 8.75 8.75 SDA Sheep (lower rate) 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.90 4.90 DA 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.45 2.45 Sheep Annual Premium Scheme1 6.11 6.94 9.88 12.91 217.25