§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Prime Minister whether she will publish in the Official Report a table showing the payments made from the Exchequer to farmers and their purpose.
§ The Prime MinisterDetails of payments currently paid to farmers, and their purpose, by the Agricultural Departments and the Intervention Board for Agricultural produce are set out in the Supply Estimates for 1984–85 (class III votes 1, 3 and 4, class XV votes 1 and 2 and class XVI votes 2 and 5). A summary of public expenditure under the CAP and on national grants and subsidies over the last 5 years is given in table 28 of the Annual Review of Agriculture 1985 (Cmnd. 9423), published on 15 January.