§ Mr. Mylesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has completed his review of hill livestock compensatory allowances; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerMy right hon. Friends and I have completed this autumn's review of economic conditions in the hill livestock sector in conjunction with the farmers' unions. As a result of our review, hill farmers will receive an increase in hill livestock allowances which, together with the new suckler cow premium, will give them £100 million in 1981 compared with £57.4 million of hill livestock allowance in 1979, an increase of nearly 75 per cent.
Last year—following the severe winter of 1978–79 and last autumn's depressed store market prices—there was a