Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division: Registered Files (HV Series)

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Reference: MAF 443
Title: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division: Registered Files (HV Series)
Description:

This series documents the application of Hill Farmers' Support Schemes and the administration of the subsidies for hill cattle and sheep. The records are mainly case files relating to this function.

Date: 1976-1994
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: HV
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 33 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2005 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Custodial history: Responsibility transferred to DEFRA in 2001
Selection and destruction information: Selected under TNA Acquisition Policy 2.2.1.1, the Formulation of Policy and Management of Public Resources by the Core Executive, and 2.2.2.2 documenting the control of chemicals used in agricultural and horticultural pesticides.
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

In 1973 following accession to the EEC, the Meat and Fatstock Group was reorganised into three divisions: Beef Division, Pigs and Bacon Division and Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division. The division originally came under Meat, Poultry and Eggs, but after further reorganisation, became part of a Livestock Products Group in the Agricultural Commodities Directorate.

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