§ Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the total values of payments made to farmers in Scotland for the sheepmeat regime since 1979; and how much of this was from the European Community and how much from central Government in the period May 1979 to May 1989.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe total payments made to farmers in Scotland from January 1979 to April 1989 inclusive for the fat sheep guarantee scheme, sheep annual premium and sheep variable premium scheme amount to404W £375 million. Of this total £367.5 million was funded by the European Community and £7.5 million by the Government.