HC Deb 06 April 1989 vol 150 c283W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cattle herds in England and Wales are defined as(a) specialist rearing herds and (b) finishing herds for the purposes of payment under the variable premium scheme.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Cattle herds were not distinguished for the purposes of payment under the beef variable premium scheme, which ended on 2 April 1989.