§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of total farm incomes is represented by(a) hill livestock compensatory allowance payments and (b) sheep annual premiums; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroIn 1993 the percentages of total income from farming represented by hill livestock compensatory allowances and sheep annual premium were 17 per cent. and 33 per cent. respectively.
For 1992–93 the equivalent percentages for livestock farms in the less-favoured area are set out in the table:
Percentage of net farm income represented by: Hill livestock compensatory allowances Per cent. Sheep annual premium Per cent. LFA Specialist sheep 48 150 LFA Specialist beef 50 29 LFA Mixed cattle and sheep 55 97 Source:
Scottish farm accounts scheme.
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what acreage has been put into regeneration of the natural habitat in hill farming; and if he will evaluate the effect this will have on hill farm incomes.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe area of hill farming land which farmers may have put into regeneration is not known to my Department, nor is any effect that this might have on their incomes.
Thousands Employees in employment June Total1 Full-time Part-time Self-employed Unemployed2 1979 2,102 — — 146 138 1980 2,082 — — 141 166 1981 2,002 — — 136 244 1982 1,950 — — 150 274 1983 1,899 — — 164 300 1984 1,901 — — 168 308 1985 1,900 — — 174 322 1986 1,879 — — 176 332 1987 1,879 — — 182 326 1988 1,921 — — 198 278 1989 1,957 — — 221 233 1990 1,986 — — 208 200 1991 1,997 1,490 507 223 222 1992 2,008 1,488 521 215 237 1993 1,984 1,448 536 216 245 1994 1,962 1,416 546 222 — Source: Employment Department. Notes: 1 Part-time/full-time data for all employees are not available prior to June 1991. 2 The unemployed figures given are seasonally adjusted.