§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has as to the terms of the scheme currently being introduced by the Federal Republic of Germany to assist dairy farmers; how many farmers are expected to benefit; what estimate he has made of the cost; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 21 May 1984; c. 348]: I understand that the Federal Republic of Germany intends to introduce a scheme providing for payments to be made to producers who undertake to go out of production definitively. From the information so far made available I understand that the main features of the scheme are that the premium will be 1000 DM per 1000 kg of milk (approximately £266 per tonne) but with a maximum payment per farm to be specified. It will be paid over a period of 10 years in 10 equal instalments. There will be an overall limit of 1 million tonnes of milk production eligible for the scheme. The scheme will cost 100 million DM annually for 10 years starting in 1985.