§ Mr. Colvinasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish details of the European Commission's five-year pre-pension scheme designed to encourage farmers to leave the land.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe European Commission's socio-structural proposals, which include a pre-pension scheme for farmers linked to the non-cultivation of their holdings, is included in its document COM(86) 199, a copy of which is in the Library. The proposals are still under active discussion in the Council of Ministers.