G/AG/N/GBR/11  
 
4 April  2022 
(22-2692) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 31 March  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United Kingdom . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2021 . 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
4,949.3  GBP million  0 
General Note:  
The UK's domestic support commitments in 2021 include some elements that are a continuation of EU schemes initiated prior to the UK's Exit from the EU, as well as new domestic 
support schemes introduced by the UK since.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
GBP,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Research and development in agriculture and food and drink industries, 
promoting sustainability and resilience through scientific research 
programmes and institutions, whilst reducing the environmental impacts.  262.38  UK payment agencies, 
EAFRD, DEFRA & 
Devolved 
Administrations, UK 
research councils, and 
Animal & Plant Health 
Agency  (1) 
Subtotal:  262.38    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Animal disease eradication, laboratory testing services and public health 
risk monitoring programmes; food safety, animal, bee and plant health 
measures; seed certification; verification of compliance with feed and food 
law, animal welfare rules. Supporting delivery of the priorities for the 
sustainable use of pesticides in support of targets on biodiversity an d 
carbon net zero.  2.87 DEFRA & Devolved 
Administrations   
Subtotal:  2.87   
2 (c). Training services  Vocational skills development of producers; linking producers to retail and 
market research; provision of advice and technical assistance; promotion 
of gender equality in agriculture.  2.83 DEFRA & Devolved 
Administrations, 
Crown Dependencies   
Subtotal:  2.83   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Advisory services; management help; technical assistance; help for 
formation of producer groups; upskilling of producers and linking to local 
markets.  75.06  UK payment agencies, 
EAFRD, DEFRA & 
Devolved 
Administrations   
Subtotal:  75.06     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
GBP,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection services for agricultural products, pests and diseases, and 
industrial and biological inputs.  199.38  DEFRA & Devolved 
Administrations, 
Crown Dependencies, 
Animal & Plant Health 
Agency, Food 
Standards Agency, 
Food Standards 
Scotland, Chemicals 
Regulation Division  (2) 
Subtotal:  199.38    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Marketing campaigns; support to producer groups; stimulation of farmer/ 
producer markets; promotion of quality and accreditation schemes.  42.18  UK payment agencies, 
EAFRD, DEFRA & 
Devolved 
Administrations, and 
Crown Depende ncies  
Subtotal:  42.18    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Installation of farm infrastructure  43.36  UK payment agencies, 
EAFRD, DEFRA, 
Scottish Government, 
and Crown 
Dependencies   
Subtotal:  43.36    
 Subtotal General Services  628.06    
4. Domestic food aid  Distribution of milk to school children  2.03  UK payment agencies   
Subtotal:  2.03   
6. Decoupled income support  Basic Payment Scheme  2,482.39  UK payment agencies   
Greening payments, reimbursement of direct payments in relation to 
financial discipline, redistributive payments, Single Payment Scheme 
continued from previous EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), payments 
for young farmers, direct support for farmers and land managers in 
Protected Landscapes  293.5  UK payment agencies, 
DEFRA, Scottish 
Government, and 
Crown Dependencies   
Subtotal:  2,775.89    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Reinstating and repairing agricultural land affected by flooding.  1.1  DEFRA, DAERA   
Subtotal:  1.1   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Aid for innovative business practices and new technologies to improve 
sustainability and productivity, farm and business development grants 
made under Countryside Productivity and European S tructural and 
Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme, aid for young farmers, local 
development grant support under the LEADER scheme, aid for storing or 
processing fruit and vegetable produce.  269.5  UK payment agencies, 
EAFRD, DEFRA & 
Devolved 
Administr ations, and 
Crown Dependencies  (3) 
Subtotal:  269.5     
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- 5 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
GBP,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
12. Environmental programmes  Agri-environment -climate funding for environmental land management 
priorities under Rural Development Programme, support to increase 
resilience of wildlife, habitats and ecosystems to climate change, 
investments in forest area development, woodland creation and sustainable 
management of existing woods and forests, wetland creation, conservation 
of cultural and natural heritage located on agricultural holdings,  improving 
water management and enhancing biodiversity, support for conversion to 
and maintenance of organic farming systems for environmental benefits.  545.57  UK payment agencies, 
EAFRD, DEFRA & 
Devolved 
Administrations, and 
Crown Dependencies   
Subtotal : 545.57    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Annual support to farmers and crofters operating in constrained areas 
(Scotland)  30.53  UK payment agencies 
and EAFRD   
Subtotal:  30.53    
14. Other direct payment  State Aid support in Northern Ireland, National Basic Payment Support 
Scheme (Scotland), Bovine TB controls and compensation payments, 
Covid -response measures including compensation for closure of processing 
facilities and income support schemes, business development grants to 
support commercial businesses to make investments in agricultural, 
horticultural and food business sustainability.  59.94  DEFRA & Devolved 
Administrations, and 
Crown Dependencies  (4) 
Subtotal:  59.94    
Grand Total Green Box  4,312.62    
Notes:  
(1) Some payments are based on financial or academic years. One payment is based on a 2018 -2020 average.  
(2) Some payments are based on financial or academic years.  
(3) Some payments are based on financial years.  
(4) Some payments are based on financial years.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment – Direct Payments under Production -limiting Programmes - "Exempt Direct Payments"   
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6. 5 Monetary value  
 
GBP,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields  Voluntary Coupled Support fixed area payments: Protein 
Crops (Northern Ireland)  0.21 DAERA   
Subtotal:  0.21   
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Voluntary Coupled Support headage payments: Beef and 
sheep.  47.23  UK payment agencies   
Subtotal:  47.23    
Grand Total Development Programmes  47.44    
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
GBP,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
GBP,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
GBP,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Butter  0 0.01 0.01 747 0% 0 (de minimis)  (1) 
Skimmed milk powder  0  0 114 0% 0 (de minimis)  (2) 
Common wheat  0  0 2,628.8  0% 0 (de minimis)  (3) 
Pigmeat  0.11  0.11 1,420.36  0.01%  0 (de minimis)  (4) 
Liquid milk  0.4  0.4 4,816.81  0.01%  0 (de minimis)  (5) 
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  3.8 26,385 0.01%  0 (de minimis)   
TOTAL  0  
General Note:  
All production values are provisional.   
Notes:  
(1) Production value based on wholesale prices.  
(2) Production value for all milk powder - production value not available for skimmed milk powder only. Based on wholesale prices.  
(3) Production value based on farmgate prices.  
(4) Production value based on farmgate prices.  
(5) Production value based on farmgate prices.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
GBP External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
GBP Eligible production  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
GBP,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
GBP,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Butter  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Price support  1,993.6/Tonne  848.05/Tonne  0 Tonnes   0   
Total Butter          0   
Skimmed milk powder  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Price support  1,526.55/Tonne  615.57/Tonne  0 Tonnes   0   
Total Skimmed milk 
powder          0   
Common wheat  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Price support  91.08/Tonne  77.77/Tonne  0 Tonnes   0   
Total Common wheat          0   
General Note:  
The applied administered price for each scheme is set out in euro in retained EU legislation, and the resulting sterling equivalent issued depends upon various factors including, in 
some cases, the month in which support was applied for and whether the price support was given at fixed price or by tender. G iven that there were no applications for support 
under any of these schemes in 2021, it is therefore impossible to provide an accurate applied administered price for 2021. We h ave instead provided our best estimate of the 
applied administered price in sterling by converting the euro price by the European C entral Bank rate from 31 December 2020 (1 Euro = 0.89903 Sterling). This is the rate that 
would have been obtained for 1 January 2021, had it been required. The external reference price has similarly been converted using the same exchange rate.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
 
GBP External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
GBP Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
GBP,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Pigmeat  CY 01-
01-21 31-12-
21 Payments for 
enhanced animal 
welfare practices      0.11  0.11 Crown 
Dependencies   
Total 
Pigmeat            0.11   
Liquid milk  CY 01-
01-21 31-12-
21 Production aid      0.4  0.4 Crown 
Dependencies   
Total 
Liquid milk            0.4   
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
GBP,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Market 
price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
GBP,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8 +9) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total 
Butter          0  0   
Total 
Skimmed 
milk 
powder          0  0   
Total 
Common 
wheat          0  0   
Total 
Pigmeat           0.11 0.11   
Total 
Liquid milk           0.4 0.4   
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
GBP Eligible 
production  Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
GBP,  million  Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  
 
GBP,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Other 
product -
specific 
support  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Total monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(7+8+9 -10) 
 
 
GBP,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12  
Butter  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Private 
Storage 
Aid      0.01  0.01 UK 
payment 
agencies   
Total 
Butter             0.01   
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
GBP,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
GBP,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
GBP,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
GBP,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Fruits & Vegetables - harvest insurance  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 1.13   1.13 UK payment 
agencies   
Flood relief  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 2.51   2.51 DAERA   
Local enterprise development services  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 0.16   0.16 DEFRA and 
Scottish 
Government   
TOTAL  3.8  
 
 
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