§ Mr. HagueTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the value to sheep farmers within less favoured areas of the increase in ewe premium supplement agreed at the recent CAP price fixing settlement.
§ Mr. CurryThe increase in the settlement to the annual ewe premium of around £1.19 per eligible breeding ewe is estimated to provide an additional £15 million in support payments to sheep farmers in the less favoured areas in 1992.