§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the figures of expenditure on agriculture, fisheries and forestry, on the same basis as those in Table 2.5 of Command Paper No. 4829, Public Expenditure to 1975–76.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartBecause the total amount of expenditure appears in the Table referred to, I assume that the hon. Member is referring to expenditure in Wales. Because it is not possible to identify expenditure in Wales on the implementation of price guarantees, which forms part of the expenditure on agricultural support, I cannot provide information on the same basis as the table referred to in the Question. Comparable figures of expenditure up to 1973–74 by my Department and the Forestry Commission are available for other items in the table, and the following may be helpful:
to comply with Government policy, announced during the Common Market negotiations, that there would be an orderly and gradual run-down of the sterling balances.
§ Mr. HigginsThe Exchange of Letters with the Community on Monetary Questions (published in Cmnd. 4862) states that we are prepared to envisage an orderly and gradual run-down of official sterling balances after our accession to the European Economic Community. Meanwhile the Government's policies are being managed with a view to stabilising these balances.
§ 88. Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total of sterling balances held in London by citizens of Malta.
§ Mr. HigginsIt would be contrary to accepted practice to disclose details of individual sterling holdings in London.