Written question asked by John Swinney (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 3 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 February 1998. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Friday, 6 February 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he will take to ensure that additional payments are made to farmers who will receive less green pound compensation under the scheme of 3rd February 1998 than under the scheme of 22nd December 1997.

Answer: Mr. Swinney: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he will take to ensure that additional payments are made to farmers who will receive less green pound compensation under the scheme of 3 February 1998 than under the scheme of 22 December 1997; and if he will make a statement. [28263] Mr. Rooker: While I recognise that the effective distribution of the aid package announced on 3 February is slightly different from that which would have resulted from the implementation of the package announced on 22 December, I would emphasise that the vast majority of the revised package will still be paid to livestock farmers in the hills and uplands. There are no plans to make any other additional payments to supplement the payments made via this package to producers in the hills.

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