§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the British allocation of cod was caught in(a) the Norwegian and (b) the EU sector in each of the past three years. [157830]
§ Mr. MorleyThe percentages of UK North sea cod quota caught in the Norwegian and EU sectors are:
1998 1999 20001 Total cod quota (tonnes) 89,947 83,557 55,703 Total cod uptake (tonnes) 72,118 49,087 39,453 Total cod uptake percentage 80 59 71
Average subsidies received by full-time farm businesses, England 1999–2000 £000 Of which: Total direct subsidies Crop subsidies Livestock subsidies Agri-environment Other1 Cereals 37.8 34.2 2.3 1.0 0.1 General Cropping 31.8 28.8 2.4 0.6 0.0 Horticulture 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 Pigs and Poultry 3.6 2.2 1.4 0.1 0.0 Dairy 8.5 2.8 4.9 0.8 0.0 LFA Cattle and Sheep 29.3 0.4 25.4 3.3 0.2 Lowland Cattle and Sheep 14.1 1.7 10.6 1.8 0.0 Mixed 33.8 21.4 10.7 1.7 0.0 All types 22.5 14.8 6.4 1.2 0.1 1Includes capital grants and any other miscellaneous grants. These reflect a combination of nationally funded and partly match funded schemes. Notes:
HLCA payments to hill farms are included under livestock subsidies.
The figures show direct subsidy payments; they do not include allowance for the financial benefit of prices supported above world market levels under the CAP.
Source:
Farm Business Survey
In addition to CAP direct payments, farmers in the UK are benefiting from £1.35 billion in short-term financial relief since 2 May 1997.
This includes £785 million in agrimonetary compensation worth some £4,800 per average arable farmer, £3,200 per average dairy farmer, £1,400 per average sheep farmer, and £1,140 and £3,800 per average 44W
1998 1999 20001 Percentage caught in: Norwegian sector 23 19 27 EU sector 56 39 43 Other sectors 1 1 1 1Provisional