HC Deb 05 March 1982 vol 19 cc269-70W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in the Official Report, the tonnage of each of the main food crops purchased for intervention by the United Kingdom intervention board during 1981 and the gross and net costs he estimates will be involved for each commodity.

Year £/per hectare Rent Index
1963 7.86 38.80
1964 8.40 41.46
1965 8.90 43.93
1966 9.52 46.99
1967 10.29 50.79
1968 11.14 54.99
1969 11.97 59.08
1970 13.07 64.51
1971 14.27 70.43
1972 15.17 74.88
1973 16.13 79.62
1974 17.49 86.33
1975 20.26 100.00
1976 24.66 121.72
1977 29.80 147.09
1978 35.60 175.72
1979 42.13 207.95
1980 50.01 246.84
1981 *58.34 *287.96
* Provisional.