HC Deb 13 December 1990 vol 182 c473W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which specific EEC regulations exist to allow the provision of financial assistance to farmers adversely affected by structural changes.

Mr. Curry

Council regulation 797/85, as amended by Council regulations 3827/85, 2224/86, 1760/87, 1094/88, 1137/88, 591/89, 1609/89, 3808/89, 752/90 and 2176/90 and Commission regulation 2156/89, covers a wide range of structural measures available to farmers generally. Regulations 1696/71, 1035/72, and 1360/78, 389/82 and 1096/88, all of which were also amended by regulation 3808/89, deal with structural measures which are specific to particular sectors or countries other than the United Kingdom. In addition, there is a specific income aids scheme covered by Council regulations 768/89 and 3813/89 as amended by regulation 1279/90.