§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what is his estimate of the output value of the British glasshouse industry for each of the last 10 years; how much has been 113W invested in the industry for each of these 10 years as a direct result of the horticulture improvement scheme; and what has been the annual contribution from public funds for each of these 10 years;
(2) what is his estimate of the annual output of the British glasshouse industry
GLASSHOUSE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Value of Output Current Values Constant Values (1968/69–1971/72) June/May Years Edible Non edible Total Edible Non edible Total £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 1964–65 … … 21,566 19,840 41,406 25,328 23,730 49,058 1965–66 … … 23,048 20,574 43,622 25,949 23,276 49,225 1966–67 … … 22,252 21,871 44,123 25,840 23,883 49,723 1967–68 … … 24,367 23,624 47,991 27,425 24,951 52,376 1968–69 … … 27,515 24,808 52,323 27,177 25,852 53,029 1969–70 … … 30,074 24,799 54,873 29,973 25,836 55,809 1970–71 … … 31,055 25,506 56,561 31,341 25,215 56,556 1971–72 … … 32,338 26,475 58,813 32,492 24,689 57,181 1972–73* … … 36,117 30,212 66,329 33,062 26,692 59,754 1973–74† … … 39,985 31,708 71,693 34,568 28,175 62,743 * Provisional. † Forecast.
ESTIMATED INVESTMENT THROUGH THE HORTICULTURE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME* Approved expenditure Grant payable† Financial years £'000 £'000 1964–65 … … 1,721 574 1965–66 … … 2,252 863 1966–67 … … 4,783 1,833 1967–68 … … 8,294 3,179 1968–69 … … 9,107 3,491 1969–70 … … 9,829 3,767 1970–71 … … 10,972 4,114 1971–72 … … 9,420 3,297 1972–73 … … 15,681 6,372 1973–74 … … 14,030 5,612 Notes:
* For glasshouse industry so far as can be determined.
† The basic grant was 33½ per cent. of approved expenditure but an additional investment supplement was paid as follows:
5 per cent. during the period 17th January 1966 to 31st December 1970;
1⅔ per cent. during the period 1st January 1971 to 9th April 1972,
6⅔ per cent. since 10th April 1972