HC Deb 28 January 1963 vol 670 cc135-7W
Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the total amounts paid to farm-

March, 1962, for the items listed are set out in the table below.

ers in 1962 as grants or deficiency payments in respect of foodstuffs.

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

Subject to final audit, the total amounts paid to producers in the United Kingdom in respect of the price guarantees for various commodities during the financial year 1961–62 were as follows:

£ million
Fatstock … … 113.3
Cereals … … 73.3
Eggs … … 16.2
Milk … … 11.8
Potatoes … … 8.0
Wool … … 2.9
£225.5