§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any proposals to decouple subsidies to sheep farmers from farm production; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurrySupport to sheep farmers in the United Kingdom is provided primarily through the EC sheep390W regime and the system of hill livestock compensatory allowances, which are also governed by EC regulations. Any proposals fundamentally to change the basis on which this support is granted would, therefore, be a matter for the European Commission.