§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those schemes of special encouragement available to those engaged in agriculture, horticulture and forestry in Northern Ireland which are not available to those similarly occupied in the rest of the United Kingdom and the total cost in each of the last three available years.
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§ Mr. Merlyn ReesPursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th December
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1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 £ £ £ Remoteness grant schemes Cattle Headage … … … … 582,598 549,359 602,869 Pigs Scorage … … … … — — — Silage … … … … — — — Potatoes … … … … — — — Fodder Crops … … … … — — — Cattle (Breeding Herds) … … … … 655,098 811,126 921,649 Sheep Headage … … … … 51,343 58,806 59,806 Seed Potato Marketing … … … … — — — Seed Potato Improvement … … … … 16,397 23,477 2,440 Pigs Marketing Improvement … … … … — — — Herbage Seed … … … … — — — Cattle (Supplement) … … … … 7 43 — Warble Fly … … … … — — — Cystericercus Bovis … … … … 7,824 4,866 3,806 Milk (Superior Hygienic Quality) … … … … — — — Carcase Quality Bonus … … … … 147,680 111,848 7,475 Orchard Planting … … … … 20,925 11,530 5,943 Northern Ireland Agricultural Trust … … … 60,000 10,000 150,000 Cattle Improvement … … … … 130,007 186,182 181,425 Glasshouse Scheme … … … … 11,923 11,684 5,809 Potato Grant … … … … — — 43,530 Gosford Poultry Testing Station … … … … — — 13,339 TOTAL … … … … 1,683,802 1,778,921 1,998,091 Other schemes Tuberculosis (Attested Herds) … … … … 18,000 51,000 40,000 Brucellosis Control … … … … 338,000 686,000 815,000 Forestry Planting Grants … … … … 19,000 17,000 16,000 Sea Transport Subvention … … … … 314,000 220,000 250,000 Improvement of Livestock … … … … 33,000 24,000 13,000 Agricultural Development … … … … 440,000 226,000 138,000 Pigs Feed Price Allowance … … … … 279,000 292,000 210,000 Eggs Feed Price Allowance … … … … 196,000 142,000 151,000 Poultry Feed Price Allowance … … … … 36,000 35,000 36,000 Fertiliser Subsidy (Supplement) … … … … 228,000 278,000 150,000 Agricultural Trust (Market Development) … … 40,000 — 125,000 Countryside Improvement … … … … 32,8000 809,000 969,000 Aid to Egg Industry … … … … 508,000 866,000 4,000 Agricultural Education (Relief Workers) … … … 3,000 13,000 18,000 Beef Herds Replacements … … … … 32,000 174,000 191,000 Grassland Improvement … … … … — 61,000 424,000 Silage … … … … — 504,000 218,000 Special Land Improvement … … … … 3,000 283,000 699,000 Aid to Pig Industry … … … … 142,000 402,000 404,000 Potato Processing Grant … … … … — 60,000 17,000 Grants under the Housing on Farms Act (Northern Ireland) 1972* … … … … 403,000 426,000 514,000 Slaughter House Grants … … … … 10,000 — 13,000 Beef Marketing Subsidy … … … … — — 1,449,000 Experimental Farm Buildings … … … … 2,000 2,000 1,000 Grants to Employers for Agricultural Training … … 14,000 17,000 14,000 Cysticercus Bovis (Compensation)† … … … 5,000 — -2,000 Fowl Pest (Compensation for Birds, etc.) … … — 329,000 — Destruction of Vermin (Awards) … … … … 6,000 6,000 11,000 TOTAL … … … … 3,397,000 5,923,000 6,888,000 GRAND TOTAL … … … … 5,080,802 7,701,921 8,886,091 * Payments are made by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning. † Figures are shown net of amounts received from a levy on the trade and of a contribution towards the cost of the scheme from Remoteness Funds. 1975; Vol. 902, c. 408], gave the following information: