HC Deb 26 March 2001 vol 365 cc519-20W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list for each year since 1979 the total grants paid to farmers in Shropshire under the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement. [154467]

Ms Quin

The table sets out total subsidies under the CAP paid to farmers in Shropshire by MAFF in calendar years 1993 to 2001. For 2001, all information received up to and including 15 March is included. Information for years before 1993 could have been obtained only at a disproportionate cost. In some cases, amounts include an element of national as well as EU funding. Farmers also benefit from expenditure on market support measures, even though this is not paid directly to them.

£million
1993 19.87
1994 33.35
1995 33.70
1996 52.86
1997 42.10
1998 42.45
1999 38.04
2000 42.92
2001 15.14
1 To 15 March