§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish for the years 1970–71, 1978–79 and 1982–83 and the forecast for the current financial year the total amount spent directly or indirectly on agricultural support, including the cost of running the Government Departments and all other public bodies directly concerned with agriculture and agricultural support.
§ Mr. MacGregorTotal voted expenditure, net of receipts, by the three agricultural Departments and the intervention board for agricultural produce on agriculture, fisheries and food, including land drainage and flood protection and agency services provided by other public bodies, was:
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£ 2,323,100 Lincolnshire Local Land Drainage District Lincolnshire 1,247,703 Humberside 616,765 Leicestershire 4,778 Nottinghamshire 1,954 1,871,200 Welland and Nene Local Land Drainage District Bedfordshire 2,212 Cambridgeshire 471,989 Leicestershire 136,973 Lincolnshire 279,624 Norfolk 1,638 Northamptonshire 1,304,478 2,196,914 Norfolk and Suffolk Local Land Drainage District Norfolk 1,219,401 Suffolk 931,099 2,150,500 Northumbrian Water Authority* Cleveland 280,952 Cumbria 770 Durham 317,401 Northumberland 153,310 North Yorkshire 8,277 Tyne and Wear 573,150 1,338,860 North West Water Authority* Cheshire 1,146,953
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£ Cumbria 684,278 Derbyshire 49,309 Great Manchester 3,700,747 Lancashire 1,828,671 Merseyside 2,106,220 Northumberland 230 North Yorkshire 15,075 Shropshire 3,838 Staffordshire 59,680 9,595,001 Yorkshire Water Authority* Cleveland 1,804 Derbyshire 265,313 Humberside 732,870 Lancashire 9,796 North Yorkshire 895,933 Nottinghamshire 57 South Yorkshire 1,717,990 West Yorkshire 2,794,322 6,418,085 Severn-Trent Water Authority Severn Local Land Drainage District Avon 73,898 Clwyd 2,391 Gloucestershire 633,652 Hereford and Worcester 774,794 Leicestershire 17,300 Northamptonshire 21,433 Oxfordshire 1,174 Powys 87,041 Shropshire 565,614 Staffordshire 56,364 Warwickshire 521,849 West Midlands 1,117,514 3,873,024 Trent Local Land Drainage District Derbyshire 867,023 Hereford and Worcester 22,046 Humberside 140,088 Leicestershire 972,186 Lincolnshire 36,472 Nottinghamshire 1,230,900 Shropshire 5 South Yorkshire 121,468 Staffordshire 1,155,095 Warwickshire 165,559 West Midlands 2,603,058 7,313,900 South West Water Authority East Local Land Drainage District Devon 1,430,000 Dorset 12,160 Somerset 16,220 1,458,380 West Local Land Drainage District Cornwall 493,930 Devon 363,290 857,220 Thames Water Authority Thames Local Land Drainage District Bedfordshire 19,300 Berkshire 1,256,700 Buckinghamshire 748,800 Gloucestershire 99,800 Hampshire 589,100 Hertfordshire 951,300
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£ Northamptonshire 22,300 Oxfordshire 978,700 Surrey 1,709,200 Warwickshire 4,000 West Sussex 229,800 Wiltshire 365,900 Bamet, London Borough 8,200 Harrow, London Borough 65,900 Hillingdon, London Borough 181,500 Hounslow, London Borough 51,800 Kingston-upon-Thames, London Borough 229,000 Richmond-upon-Thames, London Borough 36,600 Sutton, London Borough 2,100 7,550,000 Lea Local Land Drainage District Bedfordshire 519,600 Essex 552,300 Hertfordshire 717,300 Barking, London Borough 379,600 Barnet, London Borough 175,400 Enfield, London Borough 660,700 Hackney, London Borough 394,100 Harringay, London Borough 504,300 Havering, London Borough 575,800 Newham, London Borough 455,600 Redbridge, London Borough 586,500 Tower Hamlets, London Borough 121,200 Waltham Forest, London Borough 527,600 6,170,000 Wessex Water Authority Somerset Local Land Drainage District Avon 562,430 Devon 630 Dorset 38,480 Somerset 1,607,210 2,208,750 Avon and Dorset Local Land Drainage Districts Devon 200 Dorset 803,680 Hampshire 38,050 Somerset 9,160 Wiltshire 186,910 1,038,000 Bristol Avon Local Land Drainage District Avon 1,383,730 Gloucestershire 29,160 Somerset 63,200 Wiltshire 333,910 1,810,000 Southern Water Authority Hampshire Local Land Drainage District Hampshire 1,051,266 West Sussex 211 Wiltshire 10,523 1,062,000 Isle of Wight Local Land Drainage District Isle of Wight 174,000 Kent Local Land Drainage District West Sussex 18,017 East Sussex 206,839 Kent 4,800,036 Surrey 81,735 Bexley, London Borough 594,611 Bromley, London Borough 304,337
£ Greenwich, London Borough 48,155 6,053,730 Sussex Local Land Drainage District East Sussex 1,596,509 West Sussex 1,442,530 Hampshire 52,100 Surrey 18,641 3,109,780 It is not known precisely what sums are paid by each local authority but it is estimated that the following sums were paid:
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Land drainage precepts paid by local authorities in 1983–84 £ Avon 2,020,058 Bedfordshire 992,280 Berkshire 1,256,700 Buckinghamshire 1,061,773 Cambridgeshire 1,239,889 Cleveland 282,756 Cheshire 1,146,953 Clwyd 2,391 Cornwall 493,930 Cumbria 685,048 Derbyshire 1,181,645 Devon 1,794,120 Dorset 854,320 Durham 317,401 East Sussex 1,803,348 Essex 4,953,277 Gloucestershire 762,612 Greater Manchester 3,700,747 Hampshire 1,730,516 Hertfordshire 1,841,193 Hereford and Worcester 796,840 Humberside 1,489,723 Isle of Wight 174,000 Kent 4,800,036 Lancashire 1,838,467 Leicestershire 1,131,237 Lincolnshire 1,563,799 Merseyside 2,106,220 Norfolk 1,542,694 Northamptonshire 1,401,081 North Yorkshire 919,285 Northumberland 153,540 Nottinghamshire 1,232,911 Oxfordshire 983,215 Powys 87,041 Shropshire 569,457 Somerset 1,695,790 South Yorkshire 1,839,458 Staffordshire 1,271,139 Suffolk 1,486,426 Surrey 1,809,576 Tyne and Wear 578,150 Warwickshire 691,408 Wiltshire 897,243 West Midlands 3,720,572 West Sussex 1,690,558 West Yorkshire 2,794,322 London Borough Barking 379,600 Barnet 183,600 Bexley 594,611 Bromley 304,337 Enfield 660,700 Greenwich 48,155 Hackney 394,100 Haringey 504,300
£ Harrow 65,900 Havering 640,096 Hillingdon 181,500 Hounslow 51,800 Kingston 229,000 Newham 455,600 Redbridge 586,500 Richmond 36,600 Sutton 2,100 Tower Hamlets 121,200 Waltham Forest 527,600