asked the Minister for Agriculture the principal items or heads of receipts under the FEOGA grants and subsidies of £244.5 million in 1977.
Written Answers . - FEOGA Grants and Subsidies .
155.
: The figure £244.5 million relates to receipts from the guarantee section of FEOGA in respect of refunds and accession and monetary compensatory amounts on exports as well as various aids and premiums and expenses relating to intervention. The following are the principal heads of receipts in 1977:—
|
£ |
|
|
Beef |
68,324,952 |
|
Cereals |
7,193,724 |
|
Dairy Products |
122,505,051 |
|
Eggs and Poultry |
131,997 |
|
Fisheries |
159,049 |
|
Fruit and Vegetables |
315,130 |
|
Pigmeat |
6,019,218 |
|
Processed Products |
13,587,153 |
|
Sugar |
4,445,340 |
|
Other Commodities |
151,483 |
|
Intervention Incidental Expenses |
21,623,558 |
|
Total |
244,456,655 |
156.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the amounts, in sterling, received from FEOGA sources in each year since 1973; the amounts approved in each year; and the approximate national expenditure, if any, required to match the grants.
: The amounts received from FEOGA sources in each year from 1973 to 1977, inclusive, were as follows—
|
Year |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
|
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
|
|
Guarantee Section |
37.05 |
63.78 |
102.21 |
102.06 |
244.46 |
|
Guidance Section |
— |
— |
0.585 |
2.647 |
7.330 |
|
Total |
37.05 |
63.78 |
102.795 |
104.707 |
251.790 |
Amounts approved under the guarantee section for each of these years are the same as the amounts received. In the case of the guidance section amounts are approved for each year and payment is made in subsequent years. These are indicated in the following table which also shows the corresponding national expenditure incurred by my Department. No national expenditure is involved in the case of the guarantee section:
|
Year |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
|
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
|
|
Amount Approved |
2.873 |
5.144 |
6.956 |
14.224 |
16.3 |
|
National Expenditure* |
— |
0.005 |
10.134 |
25.418 |
38.895 |
* National expenditure incurred by a number of other Departments in relation to the scheme of grants for individual projects is not included.