§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the(a) amount and (b) percentage of CAP money being paid to farmers in the United Kingdom (i) in each of the three years prior to June 1992 and (ii) in each year since June 1992; and what was the total amount of CAP expenditure in each of these years.
§ Mr. JackInformation on CAP expenditure by member state, consisting of direct aid to farmers, and indirect aid through market support measures, for example, is available for 1989 to 1992 from the annual financial reports of the guarantee section of the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund, copies of which were deposited in the Library of the House of Commons. For 1993, provisional figures show total CAP payments to the United Kingdom of 2,736 mecu—£2,149 million—7.9 per cent. of corresponding total provisional expenditure of 34,585 mecu—£27,170 million. It is important to note that the first year in which the CAP reform agreement of June 1992 has a full budgetary impact is 1994.