§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was expenditure, in ecus, by each EU member state on(a) set-aside and (b) total arable area payments, for each year in which the arable area payment scheme has been in operation. [40153]
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from working papers of the European Commission that the situation was as follows: figures for 1995 are not yet available.
000 ecu Member State Set-aside payments Total arable area payments 1993 Belgium 6,399 77,729 Denmark 57,483 309,630 Germany 321,394 1,570,326 Greece 2,683 301,440 Spain 135,908 589,182 France 517,023 2,627,735 Republic of Ireland — 60,182 Italy 39,973 520,063 Luxembourg 395 4,679 Netherlands 2,754 63,017 Portugal 6,435 28,658 United Kingdom 169,948 906,036 Total 1,260,395 7,058,677 1994 Belgium 6,448 80,543 Denmark 58,112 378,735 Germany 325,794 2,143,926 Greece 2,642 310,644 Spain 136,244 1,428,319 France 517,093 3,405,271 Republic of Ireland — 63,512 Italy 45,080 1,000,414 Luxembourg 395 5,331 Netherlands 2,966 63,974 Portugal 6,460 104,596 United Kingdom 188,913 1,114,798 Total 1,290,147 10,130,063