§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the average subsidy paid per suckler cow producer for each year since 1979. [34259]
§ Mr. RookerListed in the table are the average sums received by claimants of Suckler Cow Premium under the Suckler Cow Premium Scheme since 1984–85:
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£ Year Payment per producer 1984–85 473 1985–86 470 1986–87 491 1987–88 635 1988–89 638 1989–90 1,003 1990–91 1,171 1991–92 1,207 1992–93 1,512
£ Year Payment per producer 1993–94 2,303 1994–95 2,345 1995–96 3,701 1996–97 5,684 Figures are derived from the annual Farm Business Survey and relate to England and Wales. The figure for 1996–97 takes account of additional BSE related payments made to producers that year. Information for the earlier years and on a UK basis are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.