§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cow/claims were made for beef cow subsidy in the latest year for which figures are available; what was the total value of these claims; how many of these claims were accepted; what was the value of the accepted claims; how many of the refused cow/claims went to appeal; how many were paid on appeal; and what was the total value of the claims paid on appeal.
§ Mr. Hoy48,773 claims for 524,548 cows involving subsidy to the total value of about £ .million were received in respect of the year 1968 in the United Kingdom. 47,181 of these claims were accepted at a cost of £. million, and 92 are still under consideration.
The other information sought by the hon. Member is not readily available. I am making inquiries and will write to him as soon as possible.