§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the net farm income figures for(a) English, (b) Welsh, (c) Scottish and (d) Northern Irish hill livestock farm enterprises over the past five years for which figures are available, at constant prices, shown as a percentage of full-time manual earnings for the United Kingdom for the same period.
§ Mr. CurryNet farm income is not a measure of farmers' cash earnings which in general will be higher. It is not, therefore, comparable with the average earnings of manual workers. The following table shows the latest estimates of the level of farm income for each accounting year since 1988–89 and the average earnings of full-time adult manual workers as at April each year in nominal terms and deflated by the retail prices index.
§ Mr. CurryThe figures on the following table show the information requested for the direct livestock subsidies available to hill farmers. Support for beef producers has also been available through intervention during this period, but it is not possible to apportion this to hill farmers.
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1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 LFA supplement to SAPS — — — 3.12 25.78 Average Variable Premium—pence/kg (dead weight)1 58.76 45.37 41.39 63.36 3— Beef Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances SDA 54.50 54.50 54.50 63.30 63.30 DA 27.25 27.25 27.25 31.65 31.65 Suckler Cow Premium1 33.40 47.43 51.69 59.64 59.64 Beef Special Premium45 — 29.19 31.81 31.81 35.90 Average Variable Premium—pence/kg 16 Dead weight 16.09 18.50 — — — Live weight 8.73 9.95 — — — 1988 prices—deflated by Agricultural Input Prices Index Sheep Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances SDA Sheep (higher rate) 6.75 6.36 6.79 7.62 7.44 SDA Sheep (lower rate) 4.50 4.24 4.07 4.27 4.17 DA 2.25 2.12 2.04 2.13 2.08 Sheep Annual Premium Scheme1 6.11 6.54 8.95 11.24 214.67 LFA supplement to SAPS — — — 2.72 24.92 Average Variable Premium—pence/kg (dead weight)1 58.76 42.77 37.48 55.18 3— Beef Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances SDA 54.50 51.38 49.35 55.13 53.84 DA 27.25 25.69 24.67 27.57 26.92 Suckler Cow Premium1 33.40 44.71 46.80 51.94 50.73 Beef Special Premium34 — 27.52 28.80 27.71 30.54 Average Variable Premium—pence/kg16 Dead weight 16.09 17.44 — — — Live weight 8.73 9.38 — — — 1988 prices—deflated by Retail Prices Index Sheep Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances SDA Sheep (higher rate) 6.75 6.26 6.36 7.01 6.75 SDA Sheep (lower rate) 4.50 4.17 3.81 3.92 3.78 DA 2.25 2.09 1.91 1.96 1.89 Sheep Annual Premium Scheme1 6.11 6.44 8.37 10.34 213.31 LFA supplement to SAPS — — — 2.50 24.46 Average Variable Premium—pence/kg (dead weight)1 58.76 42.08 35.07 50.74 — Beef Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances SDA 54.50 50.55 46.18 50.69 48.82 DA 27.25 25.27 23.09 25.34 24.41 Suckler Cow Premium1 33.40 43.99 43.80 47.76 46.00 Beef Special Premium45 — 27.07 26.95 25.48 27.69 Average Variable Premium—pence/kg16 Dead weight 16.09 17.16 — — — Live weight 8.73 9.23 — — — 1 GB figures. 2 Estimate for 1992. Final instalment to be paid in spring 1993. 3 Sheep Variable Premium Scheme phased out in 1991. 4 Figure as at December each year. 5 Beef Special Premium Scheme started 1st April 1989. 6 Beef Variable Premium Scheme ended March 1989