§ 17. Mr. H. Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action is being taken to compensate farmers in Northern Ireland for the proportionately greater loss of income which they have sustained in the last five years by comparison with their counterparts in Great Britain.
§ Mr. SoamesAgricultural net income has risen since 1958–59 in both Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Government already makes a special2W grant for agricultural producers in Northern Ireland of Ell million a year to compensate them for remoteness from markets.