Western package income limit
O’Kennedy corrected his earlier statement, clarifying that off-farm income is limited to £9,200 and must not exceed 80% of reference income; the Chair then moved to the next question.
May I seek the permission of the House to correct a rather important matter which has just been brought to my attention and which will not interfere with the order of questions? In replying to a supplementary question I indicated that, as far as I knew, there was no limit to off-farm income in relation to the western package. It has been brought to my attention that, under an existing regulation of 1985, there is such a limit, though it did not form part of the negotiations in which I was involved.
Comment on this
The limit is £9,200 for off-farm income, which must not exceed 80 per cent of the reference income for the purposes of EC regulation 797 of 1985. I just wanted to correct the record in that respect.
