§ Sir A. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the amounts of agricultural support provided in price deficiency payments, production subsidies, farm improvement grants, agricultural research and advisory services in each of the past 10 financial years; and what are the estimated amounts for 1960–61.
§ Mr. GodberThe amounts of agricultural support and the approximate costs of agricultural research and advisory services provided out of the Votes of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries 123W and Food and the Department of Agriculture for Scotland, together with the
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Financial year ending 31st March Agricultural Price Guarantees Farming grants and subsides including payments to the Government of Northern Ireland Farm Improvement Grants (included in column (3)) Approximate cost of agricultural research and advisory services £m. £m. £m. £m. 1951 … … … * 48.2 — 4.2 1952 … … … * 30.8 — 5.2 1953 … … … * 42.8 — 5.8 1954 … … … * 53.4 — 6.4 1955 … … … 139.6* 50.4 — 7.3 1956 … … … 142.7 58.1 — 7.6 1957 … … … 163.7 70.8 — 7.9 1958 … … … 203.2 76.2 0.2 8.6 1959 … … … 154.7 81.7 3.3 9.1 1960 … … … 157.8 95.8 6.3 9.5 1961 … … … 150.5 103.4 7.9 10.4 * Food subsidies borne by the former Ministry of Food have been excluded.