§ 61. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give the approximate global figures of the agricultural output of the country for each of the years 1940–41 to 1950–51.
Mr. T. WilliamsFollowing is the answer:
ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE OUTPUT FROM AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM £ million Gross Output Net Output 1940–41 454 358 1941–42 504 434 1942–43 567 503 1943–44 602 536 1944–45 584 516 1945–46 623 543 1946–47 611 539 1947–48 720 638 1948–49 829 727 1949–50 905 758 1950–51 (forecast) 958 776 Notes:
(1) These figures relate to agricultural holdings and do not include output from gardens and allotments, etc.
(2) The difference between gross and net output consists mainly of imports of feedingstuffs, livestock and seeds.