HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 cc272-5W
Mr. Breed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the(a) total and (b) average levels of subsidies to farmers were for (i) production and (ii) agri-environmental schemes in (1) 1996, (2) 1997, (3) 1998, (4) 1999, (5) 2000 and (6) 2001. [19233]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 30 November 2001]The level of production related to subsidies and agrienvironmental subsidies is given in the following table. Note that the estimates of the average per holding will mask a wide variation across holdings.

Figures for 2001 are not yet available and will be published in mid-March.

of CAP spending funded by (A) the United Kingdom and (B) other EU member states in each of the last 10 years.[19236]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 30 November 2001]The level of CAP spending in Europe in the last 10 years is presented in the table.

Total EAGGF guarantee section expenditure Euro billion
1991 31.6
1992 31.3
1993 34.7
1994 33.4
1995 34.5
1996 39.1
1997 40.7
1998 38.7
1999 39.5
2000 40.4

These figure are sourced from the 30th Financial Report on the European Agricultural Guidence and

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Belgium 4.2 4.0 3.7 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9
Denmark 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9
Germany 29.1 30.2 29.8 33.3 31.4 29.2 28.2 25.1 25.5 24.8
Greece 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
Spain 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.4 5.4 6.4 7.1 7.0 7.6 7.3
France 20.1 18.7 18.0 19.6 17.5 17.5 17.5 16.5 17.0 16.5
Ireland 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.2
Italy 16.5 14.7 16.0 12.1 9.5 12.6 11.5 12.9 13.0 12.5
Luxembourg 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Netherlands 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2
Austria — — — — 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.4
Portugal 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4
Finland — — — — 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4
Sweden — — — — 2.4 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.0
United Kingdom 9.0 11.9 11.9 10.0 13.6 11.6 11.9 15.2 13.4 15.8
Euro million
Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg
Arable crops 196.9 669.7 3,682.4 442,7 1,519,3 5,121.4 116.9 1,748.9 9.2
Sugar 341.2 114.1 295.1 4.3 91.8 552.6 5.2 158.2 0.0
Olive Oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 505.1 974.3 3.6 0.0 686.9 0.0
Dried Fodder and Grain Legumes 0.1 12.0 22.4 4.1 182.8 82.9 0.3 57.3 0.0
Fibre Plants and Silkworms 9.2 0.0 2.8 640.7 280.0 40.3 0.0 0.4 0.0
Fruit and vegetables 20.2 1.1 13.9 283.0 466.5 238.1 0.5 423.4 0.0
Products of the Vine-growing Sector 0.0 0.0 29.8 10.1 220.8 201.5 0.0 281.3 0.0
Tobacco 3.6 0.0 36.2 374.8 115.6 79.7 0.0 357.4 0.0
Other Plant Sectors and Products 3.3 30.3 22.2 23.9 66.1 31.1 0.1 146.1 0.2
Milk and Milk Products 183.8 211.6 249.9 -3.0 23.9 724.5 155.3 124.8 -0.7
Beef and Veal 108.0 59.6 423.3 58.2 430.4 1,069.2 827.5 202.6 6.0
Sheepmeat and Goatmeat 1.4 1.8 43.7 227.2 466.5 170.8 112.4 177.6 0.1
Pigmeat, Eggs and Poultrymeat 13.8 132.0 39.1 0.3 26.7 119.5 6.4 22.2 0.0
Other animal product aid measures 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.1 3.5 1.5 0.0 1.9 0.0
Fishery products 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.9 1.1 0.0 0.0
Non-Annex II products 36.4 35.7 110.8 3.0 21.5 51.2 70.0 19.0 0.0
Food Aid 8.8 3.1 22.5 16.6 63.5 82.9 4.2 47.7 0.1
Outermost Regions 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.3 119.9 43.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Measures 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Monitoring and Prevention 0.7 0.0 -0.2 1.1 24.5 4.6 1.4 28.4 0.1
Clearance of Previous Years' Accounts -3.2 -30.4 -41.2 -167.6 -29.8 -229.9 -19.9 -463.6 -1.4
Promotion Measures 1.6 0.7 6.4 0.3 5.6 8.5 0.2 4.8 0.1
Other Measures 3.3 28.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 107.2 52.3 219.3 0.2
Rural Development 25.4 34.2 681.6 146.8 395.4 474.1 344.4 757.3 6.7
Total EAGGF Guarantee Section 954.6 1,304.7 5.641.9 2,597.2 5,469.0 8,981.9 1,678.3 5,002.3 20.6
Netherlands Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom EC Total
Arable crops 264.7 373.8 178.1 251.3 433.6 1,654.0 0.0 16,663.1
Sugar 66.8 43.4 25.5 12.2 29.7 170.0 0.0 1,910.2
Olive Oil 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,210.1
Dried Fodder and Grain Legumes 14.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.4 4.3 0.0 381.3
Fibre Plants and Silkworms 3.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 12.6 0.0 991.4
Fruit and vegetables 38.1 1.0 46.5 0.1 1.5 17.5 0.0 1,551.3
Products of the Vine-growing Sector 0.0 1.7 19.4 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 765.5

Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), published by the European Commission.

The level of CAP spending in the United Kingdom and other EU member states by different scheme for 2000 is as follows. The breakdown of CAP spending by member state, by different scheme for previous years is available from the Financial Reports on the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund which are published annually by the European Commission.

The UK and other member states contribute to the budget as a whole and not to individual community spending programmes. The UK and other member states' gross contributions as a percentage of the total EC budget (after abatement) over the period 1991–2000 are given in the following table.

Netherlands Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom EC Total
Tobacco 0.0 0.8 16.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 989.4
Other Plant Sectors and Products 10.3 0.3 5.1 2.1 3.1 5.9 0.0 350.0
Milk and Milk Products 697.8 4.1 3.2 72.8 -0.7 97.2 0.0 2,544.3
Beef and Veal 75.2 93.1 85.3 35.9 74.4 990.8 0.0 4,539.6
Sheepmeat and Goatmeat 15.6 4.6 59.8 1.3 4.2 448.5 0.0 1,735.6
Pigmeat, Eggs and Poultrymeat 41.9 14.6 2.4 4.0 4.6 7.8 0.0 435.2
Other animal product aid measures 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 11.7
Fishery products 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.2 9.4
Non-Annex II products 104.1 19.3 2.1 9.4 13.5 76.5 0.0 572.2
Food Aid 3.5 1.6 23.5 5.5 10.6 14.9 0.0 309.1
Outermost Regions 0.0 0.0 39.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 226.9
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Measures 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 102.5 102.5
Monitoring and Prevention -0.3 -0.2 9.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 7.3 77.4
Clearance of Previous Years' Accounts -3.0 -0.8 -39.6 -4.3 -0.6 -42.3 0.0 -1,077.9
Promotion Measures 4.5 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 3.5 20.8 58.7
Other Measures 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 46.9 443.1 0.0 904.1
Rural Development 59.6 459.0 132.1 332.5 175.6 151.8 0.0 4,176.4
Total EAGGF Guarantee Section 1,396.6 1,018.5 652.0 727.6 798.0 4,058.7 135.6 40,437.4