§ 13. Ms LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the impact on Wales of the recent package of aid for British farming. [61571]
§ 17. Mr. EdwardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the impact on Wales of the recent package of aid for British farming. [61576]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThe aid package, worth over £21 million to Welsh farmers, has helped to alleviate the forecast drop in farm incomes for 1998–99. The income figures published last week show that without the additional resources the Net Farm Income for mixed cattle and sheep farms in the Less Favoured Areas of Wales was forecast to fall by 66 per cent. The effect of the package has been to reduce that decline by around a half, to 32 per cent.