§ Mr. Joplingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND: ACTUAL EXPENDITURE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COMMUNITIES' BUDGET 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Guarantee Section … … 78.1 88.9 88.4 73.0 87.4 Guidance Section … … … 3.6 1.2 3.1 6.3 1.6 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Guarantee Section … … 79.3 72.5 75.2 73.6 74.2 Guidance Section … … … 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 1.8 Note: The percentages for the years 1968 to 1976 inclusive have been calculated from figures in the 1974 and 1976 Reports of the European Communities' Audit Board and for 1977 from the document presenting the 1979 Preliminary Draft Budget R/1577/78 of 15th June 1978. The figures take account of amounts carried over to later years.