Less Favoured Areas

HC Deb 31 October 1994 vol 248 cc955-6W

Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the total direct subsidies paid on cattle and sheep in the less-favoured areas of England since 1979.

Mr. Waldegrave

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: The information requested for hill livestock compensatory allowances is as follows:

Year	Cattle £ million	Sheep £ million
1979	5.530	7.969
1980	7.045	11.358
1981	8.638	12.838
1982	8.907	13.205
1983	9.007	13.555
1984	8.910	13.814
1985	9.190	14.760
1986	11.151	16.142
1987	11.505	16.934
1988	11.704	17.374
1989	12.138	17.907
1990	12.770	19.733
1991	14.851	22.386
1992	15.790	22,584
1993	16.168	17.245
19941	12.711	15.051
1 Incomplete

Payments in the less favoured areas under the Suckler Cow and Sheep Annual Premium Schemes are separately available only in the years detailed as follows:

Suckler Cow Premium Scheme (SCPS)
	£ million
1990	12.040
1991	14.487
1992	15.612

Sheep Annual Premium Scheme (SAPS)
	£ million
1991	57.491
1992	92.724
19931	72.958
19941	91.160
1 Figures for the 1993 and 1994 Schemes are estimated.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what effect the abolition of the milk marketing board will have on the prices of dairy products.

Mr. Jack

The effect on the price of milk products to the consumer under the new arrangements for the marketing of milk will depend on the circumstances of the market for each product.