§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on state-financed social payments, subsidies and other support schemes to supplement income available to hill farmers in other EC member states.
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§ Mr. CurryInformation on payment of compensatory allowances to hill farmers for 1987 to 1989 in all EC member states is available at page T/129 of "The Agricultural Situation in the Community—1991 Report", published by the European Commission. This publication is in the Library of the House. More recent information is not available. The Government do not have comprehensive details of expenditure on social and other national payments available to hill farmers in other member states.