Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which EU member states' farmers receive help for dairy farmers in the less favoured areas under the terms of EC Directive 75/268/EEC.
Answer
Mr. Jack: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in which EU member states' dairy farmers in the less favoured areas receive help under the terms of EC Directive 75/268/EEC. [16345] Dr. John Cunningham: A working document produced by the European Commission last year indicated that in 1995 compensatory allowances were payable in all other Member States to farmers in less favoured areas on limited numbers of dairy cows. No more recent information is available.