§ 47. Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries 339W and Food if he will set out the total loans outstanding to farmers at the beginning and the end of the last convenient period of 12 months with the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, banks and other sources, respectively.
TOTAL LOANS OUTSTANDING TO FARMERS Value (£ millions) As at 1968 1969 Bank advances to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries—United Kingdom 551.6 547.6 Mid-November Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Ltd. 118.3 148.5 December Scottish Agricultural Securities Corporation Ltd. 7.2 8.2 September Lands Improvement Co. Ltd. (Great Britain) 2.2 2.3 September Government Loans for amalgamations: Great Britain * * December Northern Ireland * * September Northern Ireland Agricultural Loans Fund 0.1 0.1 September Hire purchase (estimated) 16.0 15.0 November * Less than £50,000 No reliable information on the amount of credit extended to farmers by merchants, auctioneers, etc., nor of the extent of private loans, is available.