§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the cost per capita per person in the United Kingdom(a) of the common agricultural policy and (b) of the annual farm price increases, for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. CurryPublic expenditure on common agricultural policy measures in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years has been as follows:
Financial year Total expenditure (£ million) Estimated total United Kingdom resident population (million)1 Expenditure per head (£) 1980–81 876 56.3 16 1981–82 877 56.4 16 1982–83 1,338 56.3 24 1983–84 1,618 56.4 29 1984–85 1,620 56.5 29 1985–86 2,066 56.6 37 1986–87 1,396 56.8 25 1987–88 1,610 56.9 28 1988–89 1,362 57.1 24 1989–90 21,222 n/a n/a 1 Mid-calendar-year population estimates falling within the relevant financial year (source—Office of Population Censuses and Surveys). 2 Forecast The full cost of each annual farm price settlement cannot readily be calculated, as decisions in one year will have effects in each succeeding year.