§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total loss of quota income suffered by sheep producers in Scotland as a result of the introduction of the new EC sheepmeat regime, showing the regional distribution of the income lost.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 25 October 1993]: As the rate of sheep annual premium for the 1993 153W marketing year, the first year in which the quota system operates, will not be finalised until early in 1994, I am unable to say whether there will be any drop in sheep producers' incomes.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sheep producers in Scotland have been deprived of sheep quota by the new EC sheepmeat regime.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 25 October 1993]: Until all the allocations of sheep annual premium quota have been completed, including those from the national reserve, I am not in a position to indicate whether any sheep producers in Scotland will receive no quota allocation.