Common Agricultural Policy

HC Deb 28 November 1991 vol 199 cc646-7W

Mr. Hague

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of expenditure in 1990–91 and 1991–92 by the Intervention Board executive agency and the Ministry of Agriculture on market regulation under the common agricultural policy.

Mr. Gummer

Details are given as follows of the outturn for 1990–91 and the latest forecast of outturn for 1991–92.

£ million
	1990–91 actual outturn)	1991–92 (forecast outturn)
Price guarantees
Potatoes	—	—
Wool	18.2	34.9
Assistance to the egg industry	0.1	—
TOTAL	18.3	34.9
Support for capital and other improvements
Farm and Conservation Grant Scheme (EC)	3.2	6.3
Agriculture Improvement Scheme (EC)	13.3	10.2
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme	12.2	7.7
Farm Structures	0.3	0.3
Agriculture and Horticulture Grant Scheme	—	—
Agriculture Improvement Scheme (National)	0.9	0.3
Northern Ireland Agriculture Development Programme	7.0	8.3
Farm Woodland Scheme	1.0	2.1
Farm and Conservation Grant Scheme (National)	32.1	33.8
Guidance Premiums	0.1	0.1
Farm Accounts	0.2	0.3
Other	0.2	0.4
TOTAL	70.5	69.8
Support for agriculture in special areas
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances	130.4	159.3

	1990–91 (actual outturn)	1991–92 (forecast outturn)
Additional benefit under AHDS, NIADP, AHGS, AIS (EC), AIS (National), FCGS (EC) and FCGS (National)	18.6	19.8
Others	10.1	11.3
Total	159.1	190.4
Other Payments
Set-Aside Scheme	19.1	27.4
Milk Outgoers Scheme	0.8	0.7
Crofting Building Grants and Loans (net)	3.3	4.2
Sheep Compensation Scheme 1986	0.9	1.0
Storm Damage Recovery Scheme 1987	0.4	—
Cooperation Grants	0.9	1.2
Farm Diversification—
Capital Grants	2.8	3.0
Marketing and Feasibility Grants	0.1	0.4
Nitrate Sensitive Areas Scheme	0.3	0.9
Environmentally Sensitive Areas	9.4	11.6
Extensification	—	0.4
Other	1.0	1.2
TOTAL	39.0	52.0
GRAND TOTAL	286.9	347.1

Some of this expenditure attracts contributions from the European Community. These are mainly received in the following year. In 1991–92, £81 million is expected to be received from the fund compared with £52 million in 1990–91.