§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of agricultural producer support in(a) the EU, (b) the UK and (c) England is met by (i) direct subsidy, (ii) price support, (iii) import charges, (iv) export refunds and (v) intervention. [26648]
§ Mr. MorleyThe OECD produces annual estimates of agricultural producer support in OECD countries, called Producer Support Estimate (PSE). Their most recent provisional estimate for the EU shows that in 2000 about 40 per cent. of agricultural producer support is derived from direct subsidies. The remainder of the producer support is a result of market support measures (import charges, export refunds and intervention) and it is not possible to estimate the effect of these measures separately.
My latest estimates for the UK for 2000 indicate that about 45 per cent. of UK agricultural producer support is a result of direct subsidies, with the remainder resulting from CAP market support measures. The estimates for England are similar to the UK figure.