§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the levels of(a) suckler cow, (b) ewe premium and (c) HLCA payments for beef and sheep per animal in cash prices and at 1997 prices for each of the last five years and his proposals for 1998–99. [23484]
§ Mr. Rooker[pursuant to the reply, 8 June 1998, c. 455]: The information requested is set out in the following table. This has been updated in respect of payment rates for 1997 and, where possible, for 1998.
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Payment rates (£per head)—sheep annual premium scheme, stickler cow premium scheme, hill livestock compensatory allowances 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 19985 Suckler cow premium: including extensification premia Cash prices 93.90 115.12 143.04 155.15 1159.48 1152.75 2146.52 2140.34 1997 prices 105.12 125.83 151.10 160.03 1159.48 n/a 2146.52 excluding extensification premia Cash prices 65.73 87.49 114.43 124.12 117.36 112.41 1997 prices 73.58 95.63 120.88 128.02 117.36 n/a Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances: SDA Beef Cow Cash prices 63.30 47.50 47.50 47.50 397.50 47.50 1997 Prices 70.86 51.92 50.18 48.99 97.50 n/a DA Beef Cow Cash prices 31.65 23.75 23.75 23.75 469.75 23.75 1997 prices 35.43 25.96 25.09 24.50 69.75 n/a SDA High Rate Ewe Cash prices 6.50 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 1997 prices 7.28 6.28 6.07 5.93 5.75 n/a SDA Lower Rate Ewe Cash prices 3.60 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1997 prices 4.03 3.28 3.17 3.09 3.00 n/a DA Ewe Rate Cash prices 2.86 2.44 2.44 2.65 2.65 2.65 1997 prices 3.20 2.67 2.58 2.73 2.65 n/a 1Where stocking density is less than 1 livestock unit (LU) per hectare 2 Where stocking density is 1 LU/ha or more, but less than 1.4 LU/ha 3Includes Beef special aid of £50.00 4 Includes Beef special aid of £46.00 51997 cash prices for 1998 are not available. 1997 is the latest full year for which RPI figures are available Note:
LFA = Less Favoured Area
SDA = Severely Disadvantaged Area
DA = Disadvantaged Area