HC Deb 07 February 1966 vol 724 cc25-6W
Mr. Ensor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the latest estimates he has made of the agricultural subsidies for the United Kingdom for

I. FARMING GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES
£million
latest estimate of outturn 1965–66 actual outturn 1964–65
1. General Fertilisers Subsidy … 31.3 31.3
2. Lime Subsidy … 8.6 9.9
3. Grants for Ploughing up Grassland … 8.3 8.1
4. Grassland Renovation Grants … — —
5. Field Drainage and Water Supply Grants … 4.0 3.8
6. Grants for Improvement of Livestock Rearing Land … 1.4 1.4
7. Winter Keep Grants … 3.5 2.5
8. Bonus Payments under the Tuberculosis (Attested Herds) Scheme … 0.6 1.5
9. Calf Subsidy … 22.9 20.4
10. Hill Cattle and Hill Sheep … 11.1 11.7
11. Silo Subsidies … 0.3 0.3
12. Grants for Farm Improvements … 12.1 11.5
13. Grants to Rabbit Clearance Societies … 0.4 0.4
14. Grants to Small Farmers … 3.5 4.8
15. Other Grants … 0.1 0.1
Total I … 108.1 107.7
II. IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRICE GUARANTEES
£ million
1965–66 1964–65
(1) Cereals:—
Wheat and Rye … … … … 14.1 43.5 15.9 63.3
Barley … … … … 21.9 37.4
Oats and mixed corn … … … … 7.5 10.0
(2) Fatstock:—
Cattle … … … … 5.5 54.5 9.8 47.5
Sheep … … … … 5.9 5.7
Pigs … … … … 43.1 32.0
(3) Eggs … … … … 16.9 32.3
(4) Wool … … … … 3.8 2.3
(5) Potatoes … … … … 5.6 0.7
Total II … … … … 124.3 146.1
III. OTHER SERVICES
Payment to the Exchequer of Northern Ireland 1.3 0.8
Totals I, II, III 233.7 254.6
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Applicable to I and II only 10.0 9.7
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT 243.7 264.3
Details of the original estimates of the cost of agricultural support were included in Table VI of the Memorandum by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on the Estimates 1965–66 (Cmnd. 2619) and in Appendix V of the Annual Review and Determination of Guarantees, 1965 (Cmnd. 2621).

1965–66, together with comparable figures for the previous year.

Mr. Peart

Following are particulars of the latest estimates of the cost of agricultural support in the United Kingdom in the financial year 1965–66 for which provisions have been made in the Civil Estimates, Class V, Votes 3, 4, 5 and 6, with comparable figures for the outturn in the financial year 1964–65.