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Mrs. Laing
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total amount of EU subsidies paid to farmers in each year since 1992 in (a) cash terms and (b) 1998–99 prices. [77762]
Mr. Macdonald
[holding answer 25 March 1999]: Outturn figures since 1992–93 for direct subsidies to Scottish farmers which are 100 per. cent EU funded (these include livestock premium schemes and arable aid payments but exclude HLCAs and agri-environment schemes) are given in the table at both current and 1998–99 prices.
| £ million | ||
| Year | Current Prices Real Terms (1998–99 prices)1 | |
| 1992–93 | 132 | 153 |
| 1993–94 | 243 | 275 |
| 1994–95 | 284 | 317 |
| 1995–96 | 345 | 374 |
| 1996–97 | 417 | 439 |
| 1997–98 | 319 | 327 |
| 1 Converted to 1998–99 prices using the GDP deflator. | ||
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.