Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances

HC Deb 11 November 1998 vol 319 cc248-9W

Mr. Maclean

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the value of hill livestock compensatory allowances in current prices for each year since 1975 for(a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. [57500]

Mr. Rooker

[holding answer 2 November 1998]: The following tables give the information requested in respect of both HLCA payment rates and HLCA expenditure. The rates for the Severely Disadvantaged Area and Disadvantaged Area apply throughout the UK. Additional supplements are paid in the Severely Disadvantaged Area which falls within the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) region of Scotland. Payments in the Disadvantaged Area and the HIE supplements commenced in 1985. Expenditure data for 1976–78 are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

HLCA expenditure 1979–98
£ million
	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Total UK
Year	Actual	(at 1998 prices)	Actual	(at 1998 prices)	Actual	(at 1998 prices)	Actual	(at 1998 prices)	Actual	(at 1998 prices
1979	13.5	38.8	14.6	42.0	23.7	68.1	5.5	15.8	57.4	165.0
1980	18.5	45.1	19.8	48.3	31.4	76.5	7.1	17.3	76.8	187.2
1981	21.5	46.8	22.8	49.7	35.0	76.2	8.2	17.9	87.5	190.6
1982	22.1	44.3	23.4	46.9	35.7	71.6	8.4	16.8	89.6	179.7
1983	22.6	43.3	23.8	45.6	35.9	68.8	8.5	16.3	90.8	174.1
1984	22.7	41.5	23.9	43.7	36.0	65.8	8.7	15.9	91.4	167.0
1985	24.0	41.3	25.2	43.4	37.8	65.1	10.1	17.4	97.0	167.0
1986	27.3	45.5	28.7	47.8	42.9	71.4	12.5	20.8	111.4	185.5
1987	28.4	45.4	28.6	45.7	43.1	68.9	12.7	20.3	112.8	180.4
1988	29.1	44.4	31.3	47.7	43.6	66.5	12.9	19.7	117.0	178.3
1989	29.3	41.4	30.2	42.7	45.1	63.8	13.6	19.2	118.2	167.1
1990	32.5	42.0	32.9	42.5	48.0	62.0	15.1	19.5	128.5	166.0
1999	37.2	45.4	36.2	44.2	56.1	68.4	17.7	21.6	147.2	179.6
1992	38.4	45.2	38.2	44.9	56.9	66.9	19.1	22.5	152.7	179.6
1993	33.4	38.7	29.7	34.4	50.7	58.7	18.6	21.5	132.4	153.3
1994	27.5	31.1	27.1	30.6	40.7	46.0	14.7	16.6	110.0	124.3
1995	27.2	29.7	27.1	29.6	39.4	43.1	14.0	15.3	107.6	117.6
1996	27.1	28.9	26.9	28.7	38.6	41.2	14.5	15.5	107.1	114.2
19971	41.4	42.8	35.8	37.0	62.5	64.6	27.8	28.8	167.5	173.2
1998	25.4	25.4	24.1	24.1	38.7	38.7	13.0	13.0	101.3	101.3
1 Includes approximately £60 million of BSE-related special aid

Source:

HLCA autumn review tables; totals may not add due to rounding; 1998 figures are provisional

HLCA supplements in the Scottish Highlands and Islands Enterprise region 1985–98
£
	Rate per cow by land classification	Rate per ewe
Year	Grade A	(at 1998 prices)	Grade B	(at 1998 prices)	Grade C	(at 1998 prices)	Rate	(at 1998 prices)
1985	2.50	4.31	9.50	16.36	13.00	22.39	0.55	0.95
1986	3.05	5.08	7.98	13.29	7.98	13.29	0.58	0.97
1987	3.05	4.88	9.69	15.49	9.69	15.49	0.58	0.93
1988	3.05	4.65	11.59	17.66	12.72	19.39	0.58	0.88
1989	3.05	4.31	11.59	16.39	14.68	20.76	0.58	0.82
1990	3.05	3.94	11.59	14.97	15.86	20.48	0.64	0.83
1991	3.05	3.72	11.59	14.14	14.03	17.12	0.64	0.78
1992	3.05	3.59	11.59	13.63	15.86	18.65	0.64	0.75
1993	3.05	3.53	11.59	13.42	15.86	18.37	0.64	0.74
1994	3.05	3.45	11.59	13.10	15.86	17.92	0.64	0.72
1995	3.05	3.33	11.59	12.67	15.86	17.33	0.64	0.70
1996	3.05	3.25	11.59	12.36	15.86	16.92	0.64	0.68
1997	16.26	6.47	123.79	24.61	132.55	33.67	0.64	0.66
1998	3.05	3.05	11.59	11.59	15.86	15.86	0.64	0.64
1 Rate increased as a result of BSE-related special aid