HC Deb 03 December 1980 vol 995 cc131-2W
Mr. Peter Mills

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the latest estimate he has made of the colt in 1980–81 of expenditure by his Department, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland and the Welsh. Office agricultural department under the United Kingdom price guarantee and otter agricultural grants and subsidies, together with comparable figures for 1979–80.

Mr. Peter Walker

Following are the details of the latest estimates for the financial year 1980–81 together with the comparable figures for the outturn in the financial year 1979–80.

Latest estimate of outturn 1980–81*

£ million

Actual outturn 1979–80*

£ million

Price guarantees†
Sheep 31.9 11.1
Wool 5.0
Potatoes 15.5 5.7
52.4 16.7
Production grants and subsidies
Guidance Premiums for Beef and Sheepmeat 11.2 13.1
Milk Non-Marketing premiums 27.5 15.8
Suckler Cow Premium Scheme 18.5
57.3 29.0
Support for capital And other improvements
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme‡ 88.8 77.7

Latest estimate of outturn 1980–81*

£ million

Actual outturn 1979–80*

£ million

Farm Accounts 2.3 1.4
Farm Structure 0.7 0.8
Agriculture and Horticulture Grant Scheme§ 94.6 77.2
Co-operation Grants 2.0 1.2
Others 0.4 0.2
188.7 158.4
Support for agriculture in special areas
Hill Livestock Compensatory allowances 89.5 96.4║
Additional Benefit to fanners in special areas under AHDS and AHGS 21.2 14.9
Others 1.4 1.6
112.1 112.8
Grand Total 410.5¶ 317.║¶
* The figures may not add up to the totals shown because of roundings.
† Expenditure under the milk guarantee arrangements which terminated on 31 December 1977 is attributed to food subsidies.
‡ Formerly the faun and horticulture development scheme.
₧Formerly the farm and horticulture capital grant schemes.
║The actual outturn for 1979–80 includes £32.1 million, of which £17.2 million relates to hill livestock compensatory allowances deferred from 1978–79 as a result of industrial action.
¶ Some of this expenditure attracts contributions from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund. These are mainly received in the following year. In 1980–81, £79.8 million is expected to be received from the fund as compared with £43.6 million in 1979–80.

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