Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the average subsidy paid per suckler cow producer for each year since 1979. - Inc table since 1984-85.
Answer
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the average subsidy paid per suckler cow producer for each year since 1979. [34259] Mr. Rooker: Listed in the table are the average sums received by claimants of Suckler Cow Premium under the Suckler Cow Premium Scheme since 1984-85: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Payment per producer 1984-85 473 1985-86 470 1986-87 491 1987-88 635 1988-89 638 1989-90 1,003 1990-91 1,171 1991-92 1,207 1992-93 1,512 1993-94 2,303 1994-95 2,345 1995-96 3,701 1996-97 5,684 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures are derived from the annual Farm Business Survey and relate to England and Wales. The figure for 1996-97 takes account of additional BSE related payments made to producers that year. Information for the earlier years and on a UK basis are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.