HC Deb 15 May 1963 vol 677 c164W
90. Mr. Kitson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total cost of the fatstock subsidy for the months of December, January, February and March; and what was the figure for the same months in 1961–62.

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

Fatstock guarantee payments in 1962–63 were £5.82 million in December, £6.33 million in January, £5.86 million in February, and £8.17 million in March, a total over the period of £26.18 million. The corresponding figures the year before were £7.83 million, £7.15 million, £5.84 million, and £6.88 million, totalling £27.70 million.