§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make additional financial assistance available to UK sheep farmers. [19249]
§ Mr. MorleyCommunity Regulations provide for direct support to sheep farmers through the sheep annual premium. Rates of premium are determined each year by 125W the European Commission and are based on the difference between the EU basic price for sheepmeat and the annual average price for sheepmeat on the EU market. There is no provision in the EU sheepmeat regime for additional financial assistance to be made by member states.