HC Deb 22 January 1998 vol 304 cc683-5W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the levels of payment per hectare for(a) cereals, (b) set-aside and (c) oilseeds in Scotland for each of the last five years at cash prices and at 1997 prices. [23482]

Mr. Macdonald

[holding answer 16 January 1998]: The information is set out in the table.

LFA Non-LFA
Cash £/Hectare 1997 Prices £/Hectare Cash £/Hectare 1997 Prices £/Hectare
1993
Cereals 114.07 129.51 131.39 149.16
Set-Aside 205.33 233.11 236.50 268.50
Oilseeds 368.85 418.75 445.67 505.96
1994
Cereals 156.98 171.70 180.52 197.45
Set-aside 255.65 279.63 293.99 321.56
Oilseeds 337.50 369.16 407.11 445.30
1995
Cereals 238.09 251.91 254.41 269.18
Set-aside 301.58 319.08 322.25 340.96
Oilseeds 421.17 446.19 502.34 531.50
1996
Cereals 236.06 244.07 246.08 254.42
Set-aside 299.01 309.14 311.70 322.27
Oilseeds 413.23 427.24 480.83 497.13

Note:

Please note that all payment rates have been given to two decimal places.

Hill liverstock compensatory allowance scheme
Rates Cash price 1993 £ 1997 price 1993 £ Cash price 1994 £ 1997 price 1994 £ Cash price 1995 £ 1997 price 1995 £ Cash price 1996 £ 1997 price 1996 £ Cash price 1997 £ 1997 price 1997 £
SD: Non-HIE
SQF 6.50 7.28 5.75 6.28 5,75 6.07 5.75 5.93 5.75 5.75
QF 3.60 4.03 3.00 3.28 3.00 3.17 3.00 3.09 3.00 3.00
Hill cows 63.30 70.86 47.50 51.92 47.50 50.18 47.50 48.99 97.50 97.50
SD: HIE (Highlands and Islands)
SQF 7.14 7.99 6.39 6.98 6.39 6.75 6.39 6.59 6.39 6.39
QF 3.60 4.03 3.00 3.28 3.00 3.17 3.00 3.09 3.00 3.00
'A' Cows 66.35 74.27 50.55 55.25 50.55 53.40 50.55 52.14 103.76 103.76
B' Cows 74.89 83.83 59.09 64.58 59.09 62.42 59.09 60.95 121.29 121.29
'C' Cows 79.16 88.61 63.36 69.25 63.36 66.93 63.66 65.35 121.49 121.49

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the levels of(a) suckler cow, (b) ewe premium and (c) HLCA payments for beef and sheep per animal at cash prices and at 1997 prices for each of the last five years and his proposals for 1998–99. [23483]

Mr. Macdonald

[holding answer 16 January 1998]: Set out below are the levels of payment per animal under the three schemes, at cash prices and at 1997 prices, except for proposed rates for 1998–99 which are not yet known. Rates for the Sheep Annual and Suckler Cow Premium Schemes are fixed by the Commission. The 1998 rates of Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance have yet to be finalised and approved by the Commission following the 1997 Autumn Review of Economic Conditions in the Hills and Uplands.

Sheep annual premium scheme (ewe premium)
Rate including LFA Supplement £ Rate excluding LFA Supplement £
Cash price 1997 price Cash price 1997 price
1993 24.41 27.32 19.25 21.55
1994 22.21 24.08 16.96 18.54
1995 26.95 28.47 21.26 22.46
1996 19.04 19.64 13.66 14.09
1997 Rate not yet finalised
Suckler cow premium scheme
Rate including extensification premium £ Rate excluding extensification premium £
Cash price 1997 Price Cash price 1997 Price
1993 93.90 105.12 65.73 73.58
1994 115.12 125.83 87.49 95.63
1995 143.04 151.10 114.43 120.88
1996 155.15 160.03 124.12 128.02
1997 117.36 117.36
Cash price 1997 price
Rate including lower rate extensification premium £
1997 total 146.52 146.52
Rate including higher rate extensification premium £
1997 total 159.48 159.48

Hill livestock compensatory allowance scheme
Rates Cash price 1993 £ 1997 price 1993 £ Cash price 1994 £ 1997 price 1994 £ Cash price 1995 £ 1997 price 1995 £ Cash price 1996 £ 1997 price 1996 £ Cash price 1997 £ 1997 price 1997 £
Disadvantaged land
Sheep 2.86 3.20 2.44 2.67 2.44 2.58 2.65 2.73 2.65 2.65
Cattle 31.65 35.43 23.75 25.96 23.75 25.09 23.75 24.50 69.75 69.75

Key:

LFA—Less favoured area

SD—Severely disadvantaged land

HIE—Highlands and Islands Enterprise

SQF—Specially qualified flock

QF—Qualified Flock

`A'—Cows-Hill Cattle maintained on 'A' graded land

'B'—'Cows-Hill Cattle maintained on 'B' graded land

'C'—'Cows-Hill Cattle maintained on 'C' graded land.

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