§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the total value of subsidies, in current prices, paid to farmers in the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 years through(a) his Department and (b) the European Union. [57506]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 3 November 1998]: The total value of payments to farmers made through this Department in each of the last 10 years is as follows:
Year £ million 1988–89 294 1989–90 305 1990–91 358 1991–92 393 1992–93 568 1993–94 1,307 1994–95 1,444 1995–96 1,729 1996–97 1,794 1997–98 1,547 Most of these payments are in respect of EU-funded CAP and environmental measures.
Information on payments made direct to farmers by the EU is not held centrally.