Vol. 426 No. 7
132 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will allow an early application under the ewe premium scheme for 1993 in order to maximise the benefits to farmers so that ewes which would be culled later in the year could benefit.
The closing date for the receipt of applications under the 1993 ewe premium scheme is 12 March, 1993 which is, of course, just over a fortnight's time. Later in the year I will be reviewing our experience of the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy Reform measures and in that context I would hope to be able to agree to earlier dates applying in future years.
