§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the grants, subsidies and any other schemes of assistance which are available to British growers and processors of the following products: wheat, barley, beef, lamb, pig and pig products, poultrymeat and eggs; and if he will provide details of the legislative basis of such provision.
§ Mr. MacGregorI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what grants were paid by Her Majesty's Government or by the European Community to British farmers and processors in respect of the following commodities: wheat, barley, beef, lamb, pig and pig products, poultrymeat and eggs in the last financial year for which figures are available; and if he will express those amounts in pounds sterling.
§ Mr. MacGregorInformation on public expenditure under the common agricultural policy and on national grants and subsidies to farmers and processors administered by the agricultural departments in the United Kingdom is provided in table 26 of the Annual Review of Agriculture 1983 White Paper (Cmnd 8804). Details are not available of grants paid to processors by other Government Departments or by the European Community broken down by commodity sectors.