§ Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what subsidy will be given to farms on the Somerset levels in the financial years (a) before and (b) after the mid-term Common Agricultural Policy reform. [161883]
§ Alun Michael: The subsidy provided to farmers in the Somerset area for the EAGGF 2003 year (16 October 2002 to 15 October 2003) was £29,753,136.13. This includes any receipts under the following schemes: Arable Area Payments, Beef Special Premium, Sheep Annual Premium, Suckler Cow Premium, Slaughter Premium, Extensification Payment and Hill Farming Allowance. We have made no projections of receipts at a county level in future years.