Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the value of hill livestock compensatory allowances in current prices for each year since 1975 for (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. - Inc table and fact expenditure data for 1976-78 not readily available and at disproportionate cost. (Holding answer 2 November 1998).
Answer
Mr. Maclean: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the value of hill livestock compensatory allowances in current prices for each year since 1975 for (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. [57500] Mr. Rooker: [holding answer 2 November 1998]: The following tables give the information requested in respect of both HLCA payment rates and HLCA expenditure. The rates for the Severely Disadvantaged Area and Disadvantaged Area apply throughout the UK. Additional supplements are paid in the Severely Disadvantaged Area which falls within the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) region of Scotland. Payments in the Disadvantaged Area and the HIE supplements commenced in 1985. Expenditure data for 1976-78 are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Rates of hill livestock compensatory allowance 1976-98 £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Severely Disadvantaged Area Disadvantaged Area Year Rate per (at 1998 Higher (at 1998 Lower rate (at 1998 Rate per (at 1998 Rate per (at 1998 cow prices) rate ewe prices) ewe prices) cow prices) ewe prices) 1976 29.00 118.59 3.60 14.72 2.85 11.65 -- -- -- -- 1977 29.00 102.37 3.60 12.71 2.85 10.06 -- -- -- -- 1978 29.00 94.56 3.60 11.74 2.85 9.29 -- -- -- -- 1979 29.00 83.37 4.10 11.79 2.85 8.19 -- -- -- -- 1980 35.00 85.30 5.50 13.40 4.25 10.36 -- -- -- -- 1981 42.50 92.58 6.25 13.61 4.25 9.26 -- -- -- -- 1982 44.50 89.26 6.25 12.54 4.25 8.52 -- -- -- -- 1983 44.50 85.32 6.25 11.98 4.25 8.15 -- -- -- -- 1984 44.50 81.29 6.25 11.42 4.25 7.76 -- -- -- -- 1985 54.50 93.85 6.25 10.76 4.25 7.32 22.25 38.32 2.12 3.65 1986 54.50 90.75 6.75 11.24 4.50 7.49 27.25 45.37 2.25 3.75 1987 54.50 87.14 6.75 10.79 4.50 7.20 27.25 43.57 2.25 3.60 1988 54.50 83.06 6.75 10.29 4.50 6.86 27.25 41.53 2.25 3.43 1989 54.50 77.06 6.75 9.54 4.50 6.36 27.25 38.53 2.25 3.18 1990 54.50 70.39 7.50 9.69 4.50 5.81 27.25 35.19 2.25 2.91 1991 63.30 77.23 8.75 10.68 4.90 5.98 31.65 38.62 2.45 2.99 1992 63.30 74.45 8.75 10.29 4.90 5.76 31.65 37.23 2.45 2.88 1993 63.30 73.31 6.50 7.53 3.60 4.17 31.65 36.65 2.86 3.31 1994 47.50 53.68 5.75 6.50 3.00 3.39 23.75 26.84 2.44 2.76 1995 47.50 51.91 5.75 6.28 3.00 3.28 23.75 25.95 2.44 2.67 1996 47.50 50.67 5.75 6.13 3.00 3.20 23.75 25.33 2.65 2.83 1997 {1}97.50 100.84 5.75 5.95 3.00 3.10 {1}69.75 72.14 2.65 2.74 1998 47.50 47.50 5.75 5.75 3.00 3.00 23.75 23.75 2.65 2.65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Rate increased as a result of BSE-related special aid HLCA expenditure 1979-98 £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total UK Year Actual (at 1998 Actual (at 1998 Actual (at 1998 Actual (at 1998 Actual (at 1998 prices) prices) prices) prices) prices) 1979 13.5 38.8 14.6 42.0 23.7 68.1 5.5 15.8 57.4 165.0 1980 18.5 45.1 19.8 48.3 31.4 76.5 7.1 17.3 76.8 187.2 1981 21.5 46.8 22.8 49.7 35.0 76.2 8.2 17.9 87.5 190.6 1982 22.1 44.3 23.4 46.9 35.7 71.6 8.4 16.8 89.6 179.7 1983 22.6 43.3 23.8 45.6 35.9 68.8 8.5 16.3 90.8 174.1 1984 22.7 41.5 23.9 43.7 36.0 65.8 8.7 15.9 91.4 167.0 1985 24.0 41.3 25.2 43.4 37.8 65.1 10.1 17.4 97.0 167.0 1986 27.3 45.5 28.7 47.8 42.9 71.4 12.5 20.8 111.4 185.5 1987 28.4 45.4 28.6 45.7 43.1 68.9 12.7 20.3 112.8 180.4 1988 29.1 44.4 31.3 47.7 43.6 66.5 12.9 19.7 117.0 178.3 1989 29.3 41.4 30.2 42.7 45.1 63.8 13.6 19.2 118.2 167.1 1990 32.5 42.0 32.9 42.5 48.0 62.0 15.1 19.5 128.5 166.0 1999 37.2 45.4 36.2 44.2 56.1 68.4 17.7 21.6 147.2 179.6 1992 38.4 45.2 38.2 44.9 56.9 66.9 19.1 22.5 152.7 179.6 1993 33.4 38.7 29.7 34.4 50.7 58.7 18.6 21.5 132.4 153.3 1994 27.5 31.1 27.1 30.6 40.7 46.0 14.7 16.6 110.0 124.3 1995 27.2 29.7 27.1 29.6 39.4 43.1 14.0 15.3 107.6 117.6 1996 27.1 28.9 26.9 28.7 38.6 41.2 14.5 15.5 107.1 114.2 1997{1} 41.4 42.8 35.8 37.0 62.5 64.6 27.8 28.8 167.5 173.2 1998 25.4 25.4 24.1 24.1 38.7 38.7 13.0 13.0 101.3 101.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes approximately £60 million of BSE-related special aid Source: HLCA autumn review tables; totals may not add due to rounding; 1998 figures are provisional HLCA supplements in the Scottish Highlands and Islands Enterprise region 1985-98 £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Rate per cow by land classification Rate per ewe Year Grade A (at 1998 Grade B (at 1998 Grade C (at 1998 Rate (at 1998 prices) prices) prices) prices) 1985 2.50 4.31 9.50 16.36 13.00 22.39 0.55 0.95 1986 3.05 5.08 7.98 13.29 7.98 13.29 0.58 0.97 1987 3.05 4.88 9.69 15.49 9.69 15.49 0.58 0.93 1988 3.05 4.65 11.59 17.66 12.72 19.39 0.58 0.88 1989 3.05 4.31 11.59 16.39 14.68 20.76 0.58 0.82 1990 3.05 3.94 11.59 14.97 15.86 20.48 0.64 0.83 1991 3.05 3.72 11.59 14.14 14.03 17.12 0.64 0.78 1992 3.05 3.59 11.59 13.63 15.86 18.65 0.64 0.75 1993 3.05 3.53 11.59 13.42 15.86 18.37 0.64 0.74 1994 3.05 3.45 11.59 13.10 15.86 17.92 0.64 0.72 1995 3.05 3.33 11.59 12.67 15.86 17.33 0.64 0.70 1996 3.05 3.25 11.59 12.36 15.86 16.92 0.64 0.68 1997 {1}6.26 6.47 {1}23.79 24.61 {1}32.55 33.67 0.64 0.66 1998 3.05 3.05 11.59 11.59 15.86 15.86 0.64 0.64 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Rate increased as a result of BSE-related special aid