§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will press for the introduction of a higher rate of premium for cattle stocked at 0.5 or 1.0 livestock units per hectare within the less favoured areas as a complementary measure to the £29 per cow which will be paid to all beef cows stocked 1.5 livestock units per hectare as agreed in the recent common agricultural policy reforms.
§ Mr. CurryThe Council has now reached agreement on the CAP reform package. For beef, the requirements on stocking densities make a valuable contribution to our environmental objectives. It would not be possible or desirable to reopen the CAP reform package to amend these stocking rate provisions.