§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department's maintenance of 1997 levels of Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance rates of payment for 1998 will breach his overall PES limit for 1997–98. [15463]
§ Mr. MorleyI am replying in my right hon. Friend's absence as he is on official business in South Africa.
The rates of payment for Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances in 1997 included a one off increase to help farmers cope with the immediate effects of the BSE crisis. PES provision for 1997–98 does not provide for this increase to be sustained in 1998.
Household consumption in Great Britain1 Grams of product per person per week2 Beef3 Beef sausages Corned beef4 Frozen burgers (all meats)5 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 January 145 123 119 23 27 13 14 14 12 16 20 13 February 133 104 106 26 21 13 15 14 3 5 19 8 March 136 104 126 19 12 14 17 11 16 19 15 16 April 107 68 95 14 12 10 12 11 12 14 15 18 May 126 93 116 25 15 11 18 11 16 22 15 16 June 107 89 127 22 14 9 15 13 16 18 19 16 July 96 106 87 27 13 21 16 14 14 23 13 23 August 98 100 103 25 14 17 15 12 16 25 17 15 September 122 93 — 26 15 — 19 10 — 30 16 — October 137 109 — 24 15 — 14 10 — 19 15 — November 122 109 — 22 22 — 15 10 — 21 16 — December 117 105 — 22 12 — 17 10 — 14 11 — Source:
Sample estimates of household purchases from the National Food Survey.
1Information is not available about beef contained in a wide range of other products such as meat pies.
2 In the case of the three meat products the weight shown is of the product not the weight of beef contained within it.
3May include a very small amount of veal.
4May contain a small amount of other corned meat.
5Consumption of frozen beefburgers is not separately available. Excludes cooked burgers taken home.