HC Deb 04 February 1966 vol 723 cc310-1W
Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what deficiency payments have been made for beef, mutton and lamb each year for the past 10 years.

Mr. Hoy

Deficiency 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