HC Deb 28 February 1997 vol 291 c399W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total public expenditure under the CAP paid in the last year to farmers in(a) Devon and (b) Cornwall. [17391]

Mr. Baldry

Total public expenditure under the CAP paid to farmers in 1995—the last year for which figures are available—was as follows:

  1. (a) Devon: £55,005,315
  2. (b) Cornwall: £30,283,103

It should be noted that a small proportion of these totals relates to non-CAP schemes funded by the EU and in some cases amounts include an element of national as well as EU funding. Devon and Cornwall farmers also benefit from expenditure on market support measures, even though this is not paid directly to them.