§ Mr. Hendrickto ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the farm income levels for farmers in Preston in the past five years. [169685]
§ Alun MichaelDue to the small number of farms in Preston, there is no robust data available on farm incomes for farmers in that area over the last five years. Net farm income for farms in the EU north region and for England over the last five years are show in the following table.
Net Farm Income EU north region England 1998–99 8,272 10,359 1999–2000 8,659 7,981 2000–01 12,456 9,886 2001–02 16,457 13,558 2002–03 18,512 16,435 Source: Farm Business Survey Net farm income is the return to the principal farmer and spouse for their manual and managerial labour and to the tenant-type capital of the
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§ Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on farm income for farmers in South Ribble in the past five years. [171286]
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§ Alun MichaelDue to the small number of farms in South Ribble, there is no robust data available on farm incomes for farmers in that area. Net farm income for farms in the EA North Region and for England over the last five years are show in the following table.
Net Farm Income EU north region England 1998–99 8,272 10,359 1999–2000 8,659 7,981 2000–01 12,456 9,886 2001–02 16,457 13,558 2002–03 18,512 16,435 Source: Farm Business Survey Net farm income is the return to the principal farmer and spouse for their manual and managerial labour and to the tenant-type capital of the business
§ David MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the average(a) severely disadvantaged area (SDA) and (b) non-SDA payment will be in Cumbria in each year from 2005 to 2013. [169096]
§ Alun MichaelNo estimates are available for the allocation of historic subsides to Single Farm Payment regions at county level. So it is not possible to determine the historic element of the payment during the transition period.