HC Deb 27 June 1932 vol 267 c1480W
Colonel RUGGLES-BRISE

asked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the cost of the National Mark scheme for each of the last three years to the last convenient date?

Sir J. GILMOUR

The National Mark schemes form part of general marketing activities of the Ministry which include investigation, demonstration, standardisation and publicity, and it is not possible to separate the expenditure under any one of these heads. The total expenditure on the Improvement of Agricultural Marketing in the three financial years 1929, 1930 and 1931 was as follows:

Gross Expenditure. Receipts. Net Expenditure.
£ £ £
1929 55,262 6,109 49,153
1930 124,586 5,895 118,691
1931 121,858 5,831 116,027