§ Mr. Soamesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details of expenditure in 1984–85 and 1985–86 by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and the agricultural departments on market regulation under the common agricultural policy.
§ Mr. JoplingDetails are given below of the outturn for 1984–85 and the latest forecast of outturn for 1985–86.
£ million Outturn 1984–85 Latest Forecast of Outturn 1985–86 (i) Expenditure by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Cereals 370.5 636.0 Beef and Veal 343.2 322.2 Pigmeat -10.6 -10.4 Sugar 83.4 83.9 Processed Products 32.8 37.0 Milk Products 251.4 363.8 Oil Seeds 49.2 120.3 Sheepmeat 113.3 95.9 Others 26.9 40.2 1,260.1 1,688.9 (ii) Expenditure by the Agricultural Departments Milk Non-Marketing Premiums 12.6 2.4 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme 27.3 28.1 Annual Premium on Ewes 76.7 173.6 662W
Outturn 1984–85 £ million Latest forecast of outturn 1985–86 £ million Price guarantees Wool -7.8 0.3 Potatoes 7.6 7.5 -0.2 7.8 Support for capital and other improvements Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme 93.2 71.5 Guidance Premiums 3.6 3.1 Farm Accounts 1.0 0.9 Farm Structure 0.5 0.5 Northern Ireland Agricultural Development Programme 13.4 4.9 Agriculture and Horticulture Grant Scheme 85.1 57.9 Agriculture Improvement Regulations — — Agriculture Improvement Scheme — — Co-operation Grants 4.5 4.6 Others 1.6 1.6 202.9 144.9 Support for Agriculture in special areas Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances 93.8 110.4 Additional benefit to farmers in special areas under AHDS, NIADP, AHGS, AIR and AIS 28.4 25.8
Outturn 1984–85 Latest Forecast of Outturn 1985–86 116.6 204.1 GRAND TOTAL 1,376.7 1,893.0 Expenditure includes the beef and sheepmeat variable premium schemes (net of clawback for sheepmeat and charges on beef exported and sold into intervention), the premium schemes for the non-marketing of milk and the conversion of dairy herds, suckler cow premium scheme, annual premium on ewes, refunds on imports and exports (net of levies), the butter and school milk subsidies, and the net cost of buying commodities into intervention less proceeds from sales. It also takes account of certain receipts treated as negative expenditure, namely monetary compensatory amounts levied on intra-Community trade and the co-responsibility and supplementary levies on milk producers. Of the estimated outturn for 1985–86, £1,253.4 million is expected to be financed from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund compared with £1,120.1 million in 1984–85. In addition the EAGFF contribution towards the cost of financing intervention stocks is estimated at £77.8 million for 1985–86 compared with £39.5 million in 1984–85. Some of the expenditure shown above benefits consumers and trade interests rather than United Kingdom producers.
§ Mr. Macleanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of expenditure in 1984–85 and 1985–86 by the agricultural departments on agricultural grants and subsidies excluding market regulation under the common agricultural policy.
§ Mr. JoplingDetails are given below of the outturn for 1984–85 and the latest forecast of outturn for 1985–86.
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Outturn 1984–85 £ million Latest forecast of outturn 1985–86 £ million Others 7.5 6.9 129.7 143.1 Other payments Milk Outgoers Scheme 5.2 9.6 Emergency relief 1985 — 16.9 5.2 26.5 Grand total 337.6 322.3 Some of this expenditure attracts contributions from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund. These are mainly received in the following year. In 1985–86 £55.3 million is expected to be received from the fund compared with £52.5 million in 1984–85.
The individual figures may not add up to the totals shown due to roundings.