§ Mr. Kenyonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the annual number of ewes for which the full rate of sheep subsidy has been paid for all the years from the commencement of the scheme.
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§ Mr. John MackieThe number of ewes in the United Kingdom for which the full-rate subsidy has been paid since the commencement of the scheme is as follows:
Year Number of Ewes 1940–41 … … 4,606,758 1941–42 … … 4,294,986 1942–43 … … 4,267,758 1943–44 … … 4,353,179 1944–45 … … 4,462,127 1945–46 … … 4,498,422 1946–47 … … 4,563,759 1947–48 … … 4,538,464 1948–49 … … 4,487,516 1949–50 … … 4,503,124 1950–51 … … 4,460,045 1951–52 … … 4,375,235 1952–53 … … No subsidy payable 1953–54 … … No subsidy payable 1954–55 … … 4,307,379 1955–56 … … 4,280,001 1956–57 … … No subsidy payable 1957–58 … … No subsidy payable 1958–59 … … No subsidy payable 1959–60 … … 4,532,428 1960–61 … … 4,534,177 1961–62 … … 4,631,096 1962–63 … … 4,696,800 1963–64 … … 4,677,739 The number qualifying at this rate in 1964–65 will not be known until all payments are completed.