§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average net profit on a suckling cow in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, and the estimate for 1979 where the cows were (a) on a less favoured area
GROSS MARGINS FROM SUCKLER COWS IN LOWLAND AND LESS FAVOURED AREAS 1974–75 TO 1978–79 (for real terms base year=1975–76) Lowland Less Favoured Areas* Actual Terms Real Terms† Actual Terms Real Terms† £/Cow £/Cow £/Cow £/Cow 1974–75 … … 37 46 40 50 1975–76 … … 66 66 69 69 1976–77‡ … … 98 85 103 89 1977–783‡ … … 104 78 113 85 1978–79‡ … … 123 86 123 86 * Enterprises receiving hill livestock compensatory allowances (previously hill cow subsidies). † Adjusted according to changes in the United Kingdom index of retail prices.