HC Deb 04 August 1980 vol 990 cc65-8W
Mr. Peter Mills

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Community sheepmeat regime is likely to come into force; what is the proposed scale of support prices; and what are the longer term effects of the regime on producer returns.

Mr. Peter Walker

The Council of Agriculture Ministers has unanimously agreed that all the internal and external aspects of the sheep regime should be decided at its September meeting to permit the regime to come into force at the beginning of October. I shall exert every effort to ensure that this objective is met.

The Council regulation which establishes the main provisions of the regime was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 16 July. It provides that the guide levels for variable premiums, which would be the support prices applied in the United Kingdom, should be fixed at 85 per cent. of the basic prices, seasonalised on a weekly basis. The prices set in the regulation for the 1980–81 marketing year, to be applied from the date of the implementation of the regime are set out below together with the guaranteed price scale under the fat sheep guarantee scheme (FSGS) for last year and this year.

Producer returns should be increased substantially by the higher guaranteed prices and should be further increased as the reference prices on which compensatory premiums will be based are harmonised over the next four years.

FSGS SCALE 1979–80
Week commencing Standard price £ per 100 kg
26 March 1979 151.7
2 April 1979 151.5
9 April 1979 149.8
16 April 1979 149.5
23 April 1979 149.1
30 April 1979 147.4
7 May 1979 146.3
14 May 1979 144.5
21 May 1979 143.0
Week commencing Standard price £ per 100 kg
28 May 1979 141.5
4 June 1979 140.1
11 June 1979 138.6
18 June 1979 137.0
25 June 1979 136.1
2 July 1979 136.1
9 July 1979 136.1
16 July 1979 136.1
23 July 1979 136.1
30 July 1979 136.1
6 August 1979 136.1
13 August 1979 136.1
20 August 1979 136.1
27 August 1979 136.1
3 September 1979 136.1
10 September 1979 136.1
17 September 1979 136.1
24 September 1979 136.1
1 October 1979 136.1
8 October 1979 136.1
15 October 1979 136.1
22 October 1979 136.1
29 October 1979 136.1
5 November 1979 136.5
12 November 1979 136.8
19 November 1979 137.2
26 November 1979 137.8
3 December 1979 138.2
10 December 1979 138.6
17 December 1979 138.9
24 December 1979 138.9
31 December 1979 139.2
7 January 1980 140.6
14 January 1980 141.8
21 January 1980 142.9
28 January 1980 144.4
4 February 1980 145.6
11 February 1980 147.3
18 February 1980 149.0
25 February 1980 151.1
3 March 1980 153.0
10 March 1980 154.8
17 March 1980 155.5
24 March 1980 155.5
FSGS SCALE 1980–81
Week commencing Standard price £ per 100 kg
31 March 1980 167.9
7 April 1980 167.7
14 April 1980 167.4
21 April 1980 166.2
28 April 1980 165.0
5 May 1980 163.7
12 May 1980 161.9
19 May 1980 160.5
26 May 1980 159.1
2 June 1980 157.5
9 June 1980 156.2
16 June 1980 154.9
23 June 1980 153.3
30 June 1980 151.8
7 July 1980 150.7
14 July 1980 150.7
21 July 1980 150.7
28 July 1980 150.7
4 August 1980 150.7
11 August 1980 150.7
18 August 1980 150.7
25 August 1980 150.7
1 September 1980 150.7
Week commencing Standard price £ per 100 kg
8 September 1980 150.7
15 September 1980 150.7
22 September 1980 150.7
29 September 1980 150.7
6 October 1980 150.7
13 October 1980 150.7
20 October 1980 150.7
27 October 1980 150.7
3 November 1980 150.7
10 November 1980 151.1
17 November 1980 151.4
24 November 1980 151.9
1 December 1980 152.6
8 December 1980 153.0
15 December 1980 153.4
22 December 1980 154.7
29 December 1980 154.7
5 January 1981 155.2
12 January 1981 156.1
19 January 1981 157.4
26 January 1981 158.7
2 February 1981 159.9
9 February 1981 161.2
16 February 1981 163.1
23 February 1981 165.0
2 March 1981 167.3
9 March 1981 169.9
16 March 1981 171.9
23 March 1981 173.2
GUIDE LEVELS UNDER REGIME 1980–81
Week commencing ECU per 100 kg £ per 100 kg (at current representative rate)
7 April 1980 319.6 197.7
14 April 1980 322.6 199.6
21 April 1980 320.5 198.3
28 April 1980 320.0 198.0
5 May 1980 318.8 197.2
12 May 1980 317.5 196.4
19 May 1980 317.0 196.1
26 May 1980 316.6 195.9
2 June 1980 315.4 195.1
9 June 1980 314.1 194.3
16 June 1980 311.9 193.0
23 June 1980 308.6 190.9
30 June 1980 306.0 189.3
7 July 1980 303.5 187.8
14 July 1980 301.1 186.3
21 July 1980 299.2 185.1
28 July 1980 296.6 183.5
4 August 1980 293.2 181.4
11 August 1980 290.3 179.6
18 August 1980 286.5 177.2
25 August 1980 283.0 175.1
1 September 1980 278.8 172.5
8 September 1980 274.6 169.9
15 September 1980 272.0 168.3
22 September 1980 270.3 167.2
29 September 1980 268.2 165.9
6 October 1980 266.9 165.1
13 October 1980 266.0 164.6
20 October 1980 265.2 164.1
27 October 1980 264.4 163.6
3 November 1980 265.2 164.1
10 November 1980 266.0 164.6
17 November 1980 267.3 165.4
24 November 1980 268.2 165.9
1 December 1980 269.4 166.7
8 December 1980 271.4 167.9
Week commencing ECU per 100 kg £ per 100 kg (at current representative rate)
15 December 1980 274.1 169.6
22 December 1980 276.2 170.9
29 December 1980 283.5 175.4
5 January 1981 289.9 179.3
12 January 1981 292.0 180.6
19 January 1981 293.9 181.8
26 January 1981 295.1 182.6
2 February 1981 296.5 183.4
9 February 1981 297.3 183.9
16 February 1981 298.7 184.8
23 February 1981 300.5 185.9
2 March 1981 302.2 187.0
9 March 1981 305.1 188.8
16 March 1981 310.2 191.9
23 March 1981 315.4 195.1
30 March 1981 322.6 199.6