Farming Grants and Subsidies

HC Deb 04 June 1959 vol 606 c46W

Mr. Willey

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the amount of the Production Grants for each of the years 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58 and 1958–59.

Mr. John Hare

The following are the amounts of farming grants and subsidies for the financial years, 1951–52 to 1958–59:

			£m.
1951–52	…	…	30.8
1952–53	…	…	42.8
1953–54	…	…	53.4
1954–55	…	…	50.4
1955–56	…	…	58.1
1956–57	…	…	70.8
1957–58	…	…	75.3
1958–59 (estimated)	…	…	82.9