HC Deb 23 May 1974 vol 874 c218W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much the net income of the United Kingdom farming industry has risen since 1960 until the latest available date, in cash terms and in real terms.

Mr. Buchan

In current money terms total aggregate net farm income in the United Kingdom is estimated to have risen between 1960–61 and 1973–74—forecast—by some £830 million, about 210 per cent. In real terms the increase is estimated at some £240 million, about 60 per cent.