§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will publish a table showing, in 1992–93 prices, the gross public spending for each year since 1990–91 and the projected expenditure for each year to 1995–96 for each executive non-departmental public body sponsored by her Department, as listed in "Public Bodies 1993".
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 15 February 1994]: I attach a table showing total gross expenditure by executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department for the years 1990–91 to 1991–92, adjusted to 1992–93 prices. The figures for 1992–93 are shown in the publication "Public Bodies 1993", which is available in the Library of the House. Expenditure figures for 1993–94 are not yet available. Projected expenditure figures for future years will appear when the estimates are laid before the House.
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Table of Executive Non-departmental Public Bodies £ million Total gross expenditure Total gross voted expenditure Body 1990–91 1991–92 1990–91 1991–92 Agricultural Training Board 1n/a 11.428 7.580 Apple and Pear Research Council 0.193 0.369 nil nil Food From Britain 8.628 8.374 4.969 4.673 Home Grown Cereals Authority 6.800 7.867 1.211 2 31.105 Horticultural Development Council 1.965 3.219 nil nil Horticulture Research International 17.586 21.887 14.395 20.448 Meat and Livestock Commission 48.488 49.264 10.838 39.622 Royal Botanic Gardens 18.926 20.456 14.564 16.826 Sea Fisheries Industry Authority 8.675 9.208 4.032 2.652 Wine Standards Board 0.379 0.355 0.162 0.155 1 1 October 1989–30 September 1990=£9.975 million and 1 October 1990–31 March 1992=£14.053 million. Not indexed to 1992–93 price levels. 2 All but £100,000 (-VAT) was paid in respect of agency work, which the HCGA carries out on behalf of IBEA. 3 Includes expenditure funded by and MAFF the Intervention Board executive agency.