§ Mr. Robert Banksasked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food if he will set out the total amount of subsidies paid to British farmers by (a) his Department and (b) the EC for each of the last two financial years.
§ Mr. MacGregorExpenditure in the last two years by the agricultural departments and the intervention board for agricultural produce was as follows.
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1981–82 £ million 1982–83 £ million (a) on market regulation under the common agricultural policy 679 1,099
1981–82 £ million 1982–83 £ million (b) on other agricultural grants and subsidies 294 334