§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give particulars of the deficiency payments on wheat, rye, barley, oats and mixed corn for the cereal year 1st July, 1960, to 30th June, 1961.
§ Mr. SoamesThe particulars of these payments are as follows:234W
1. WHEAT Accounting Period Seasonal Standard Price per cwt. Deficiency Payment per cwt. s. d. s. d. 1st July-30th September, 1960 24 5 3 0.7 1st October-30th November, 1960 25 11 7 2.4 1st December, 1960–28th February, 1961 27 5 7 9.7 1st March-30th April, 1961 29 0 8 10.8 1st May-30th June, 1961 29 5 11 6.1 Total Payments for the cereal year about £24.0m.
Payments for the last accounting period 1st May to 30th June, 1961 will be made in August.
2. RYE Cereal Year Yearly Standard Price per cwt. Deficiency Payment per cwt. Total Payments s. d. s. d. £ million 1st July, 1960–30th June, 1961 21 7 1 0.9 0.01 Payments at the full rate will be completed by September.
3. BARLEY, OATS AND MIXED CORN — Yearly Standard Price per cwt. Price Deficiency per cwt. Deficiency Payment per acre Total Payments s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £m. Barley 28 9 9 3.18 10 8 6 35.1 Oats and Mixed Corn 27 2 8 1.06 7 8 10 15.5 Note: Advance payments of £7 10s. 0d. per acre for barley and £3 per acre for oats and mixed corn have already been made. Payment of the balance will be completed by September.