§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide provisional quotas and financial assistance to farmers who have not had sheep annual premium and suckler cow premium quotas allocated, because of the judicial review, until such time as the issue is settled. [32640]
§ Mr. JackThe judgment given in this case will affect the availability of quota in the national reserves for 1994 and subsequent years. Until those implications have been fully worked out, no allocations of quota can be made from those reserves.
§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make it his policy not to appeal against the judicial review on sheep annual premium and suckler cow premium quotas. [32641]
§ Mr. JackThe Government are currently considering the implications of the judgment given in this case and whether or not to appeal.