§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring up to date and publish in the Official Report the table on farm incomes given in his Department's reply dated 9 November 1984 to question 4r of the questionnaire from the Treasury and Civil Service Committee on the economic consequences of United Kingdom membership of the European Economic Community.
§ Mrs. FennerI have been asked to reply.
The table shows the estimated number and total income assessed for tax of all single persons and married couples in the United Kingdom, with an identifiable self-employment income from agriculture and or horticulture by range of total income for 1977–78 to 1983–84. Data are not available prior to 1977–78.
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Range of total income 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Number ** Total income Number ** Total income Number ** Total income Number ** Total income Number** Total income Number** Total income Number** Total income '000 £ million '000 £ million '000 £ million '000 £ million '000 £ million '000 £ million '000 £ million 20,000–29,999 4.8 131.7 4.1 93.9 5.9 141.8 7.5 181.3 9.4 225.9 10.1 243.5 11.2 271.4 30,000–49,999 1.6 56.1 2.9 113.6 3.8 144.8 4.5 165.6 4.4 165.9 7.2 265.9 50,000–99,999 0.6 35.2 0.6 42.1 0.5 35.5 0.9 56.4 1.6 107.3 1.9 128.5 2.1 135.6 100,000 and over 0.1 12.1 0.1 12.0 0.3 39.9 0.3 42.5 0.3 50.8 0.3 55.2 0.5 93.1 All ranges 270.3 1,316.1 268.4 1,421.6 277.3 1,666.9 261.5 1,726.8 280.9 2,074.0 287.6 2,263.5 279.3 2,407.7 Source: Survey of Personal Incomes, Inland Revenue.
Notes
* This table covers single persons and married couples with an indentifiable self-employment income from agriculture andior horticulture regardless of the size of their total income. Agriculture and horticulture is defined according to the 1969 Classification Index for 1977–78–1980–81. The 1981 classification index was employed from 1981–82.
** Indicates number calculated as falling in each income range with married couples counting as one.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the time lag between changes in the exchange rate and changes in the balance of trade in manufactures; what rate of exchange is reflected in trade in manufactures in the first quarter of the current year; what is the cause of the fall in exports; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 1 May 1986, c, 478]: There can be no unique estimate of the effect of changes in the exchange rate on the balance of trade in manufactures. It will depend on a whole range of price, wage and output responses in the economy. Changes in the balance of trade in manufactures from quarter to quarter reflect many factors, and cannot be related to a particular exchange rate. The April CBI survey showed an improvement both in optimism with regard to export prospects and in new export orders for the next four months.