Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances (Hansard, 30 November 1989)

HC Deb 30 November 1989 vol 162 c399W 399W

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current cash value of hill livestock compensatory allowances, the impact of the proposed new European regime and whether he has any plans to introduce a British top-up scheme to protect the cash value to British farmers.

§ Mr. Curry
Total payments of hill livestock compensatory allowances in the United Kingdom in 1989 are expected to be some £115 to £120 million. The decisions on HLCAs taken by the EC Council of Agriculture Ministers at its meeting on 20 and 21 November 1989 will not affect the 1990 HLCA scheme. The Government have not yet taken decisions on arrangements for subsequent years.