§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details of the increases in agricultural investment which are recorded this year; and if he will comment upon the areas in which increased investment is most marked.
§ Mr. PeartThe latest available information is given in table 23 of the 1976 Annual Review White Paper (Cmnd. 6392) laid before the House on 8th March. A revised figure for 1975 will be published later this year in "National Income and Expenditure 1965–1975" but it is not the practice to make mid-year assessments of total investment in agriculture. The higher rates of capital grant introduced in June should, however, lead to increased investment in grassland utilisation and conservation.