HC Deb 01 March 1993 vol 220 cc59-60W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage hill livestock compensatory allowance payments have formed of net farm income in real terms on specialist sheep farms in severely disadvantaged areas in Wales in each year since 1979.

Mr. David Hunt

The percentage of farm income represented by hill compensatory allowances on sheep farms in severely disadvantaged areas of Wales in each year since 1979 is as follows:

Year Per cent.
1978–79 49.8
1979–80 136.5
1980–81 85.6
1981–82 63.9
1982–83 95.8
1983–84 71.2
1984–85 64.5
1985–86 84.9
1986–87 75.5
1987–88 79.9
1988–89 46.2
1989–90 78.9
1990–91 87.2
1991–92 56.1

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage hill livestock compensatory allowance payments have formed of net farm income in real terms on cattle and sheep farms in disadvantaged areas in Wales in each year since 1979.

Mr. David Hunt

Figures for the disadvantaged areas are available from 1985–86 following the designation of the disadvantaged areas in 1984. The percentage of farm income represented by hill compensatory allowances in each year since then is as follows:

Sir Wyn Roberts

Records are held on a county basis. The number of schemes approved are as follows:

Per cent
1985–86 17.0
1986–87 39.6
1987–88 24.1
1988–89 12.8
1989–90 23.3
1990–91 69.2
1991–92 31.1

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the net farm income in real terms of livestock farms in disadvantaged areas in Wales in each year since 1979.

Mr. David Hunt

Income figures for the disadvantaged areas are available from 1985–86 following the designation of the disadvantaged areas in 1984. The income figures in real terms—deflated by the RPI 1991–92 equals 100—are as follows:

£
1985–86 8,636
1986–87 4,286
1987–88 7,875
1988–89 12,941
1989–90 6,172
1990–91 1,676
1991–92 4,386

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage hill livestock compensatory allowance payments have formed of net farm income in real terms on livestock farms in disadvantaged areas in Wales in each year since 1979.

Mr. David Hunt

The percentage of farm income represented by hill compensatory allowances on livestock farms1 in the disadvantaged areas of Wales from 1985–862 is as follows:

Per cent.
1985–86 17.0
1986–87 39.6
1987–88 24.1
1988–89 12.8
1989–90 23.3
1990–91 69.2
1991–92 31.1
1 Also known as DA cattle and sheep farms.
2 The first year that we have FBS data for DA farms.