§ Mr. McGovernasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the amount of subsidies to agriculture paid out of moneys provided by this Parliament to the Northern Irish Parliament?
§ Sir J. SimonNo subsidy to agriculture is paid at present to the Northern Ireland Government out of monies provided by Parliament. The following Exchequer payments have been made to the Government of Northern Ireland under the Milk Acts, 1934 to 1937:
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£ 1934 … … … 152,077 1935 … … … 136,776 1936 … … … 100,229 1937 … … … 31,898 1938 … … … 228 421,208 The statutory authority for the payments lapsed after 30th September, 1938.
The Cattle Subsidy, Lime and Basic Slag Subsidy and Oats and Barley Subsidy are payable direct to farmers in Northern Ireland and not to the Northern Ireland Government. Provision has been taken in the Estimates for the current year for the payment of the following amounts in Northern Ireland:
£ Cattle … 221,800 Lime and Basic Slag … 60,000 Oats and Barley … 157,000 438,800