§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total cost of(a) hill livestock compensatory allowance and (b) sheep annual premium for each year since 1985; and what the percentage change was in each case on the previous year.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe information is set opt in the following table.
Year HLCA Exp £ million Percentage change on previous year SAP LFA supplement £ million Percentage change on previous year 1985 37.9 — — 1986 42.9 +13.2 — — 1987 42.8 -0.2 — — 1988 43.5 +1.6 — — 1989 45.1 +3.7 — — 1990 48.1 +6.7 — — 1991 56.1 +17.7 12.0 — 1992 57.0 +1.6 25.0 +108.3 1993 50.7 -11.1 19.2 -23.2