§ Mr. Newensasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what long-term planning of food production is carried out by his Department.
§ Mr. PeartMy Ministry continually monitors the trend in commodity supplies and prices and is currently seeking to assess the outlook for food supplies to 1985. In addition, we are having discussions with the farmers' unions and other interests on the long-term future of British agriculture and are preparing for the World Food Conference in Rome in November.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the value of food production for each of the past 10 years in Great Britain.
§ Mr. BishopThe estimated value at then current prices of the output of farm and horticulture crops, livestock and livestock products in Great Britain during258W the past nine years—June-May—is as follows:
£million 1964–65 … … … … 1,510 1965–66 … … … … 1,557 1966–67 … … … … 1,608 1967–68 … … … … 1,662 1968–69 … … … … 1,697 1969–70 … … … … 1,819 1970–71 … … … … 1,933 1971–72 … … … … 2,125 1972–73 … … … … 2,438 The figures represent value at then current prices obtained by the farming industry from foodstuffs produced by commercially significant holdings in Great Britain. They exclude the value of materials sold out of the farming sector and then repurchased as seed and animal feed as well as non-food products such as flowers and wool. Figures are not available on a comparable basis for 1963–64.