§ 25. Sir Russell Fairgrieveasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how effective the less favoured areas directive has been in encouraging production from the defined United Kingdom less favoured areas.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe principle objective of the Community's less favoured areas directive (75/268/EEC) is not to encourage production but to authorise member States to compensate farmers in less favoured areas in order to ensure the continuation of farming in those areas.