§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what deficiency payments have been made for 311W beef, mutton and lamb each year for the past 10 years.
§ Mr. HoyDeficiency payments on cattle and sheep for the last 10 completed financial years were in £ million:
Cattle Sheep 1955–56 … … … 0.43 5.15 1956–57 … … … 36.11 8.33 1957–58 … … … 34.06 11.69 1958–59 … … … 12.51 11.65 1959–60 … … … 3.46 25.27 1960–61 … … … 12.33 13.90 1961–62 … … … 46.41 30.72 1962–63 … … … 30.52 18.86 1963–64 … … … 40.79 13.31 1964–65 … … … 9.83 5.64