Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

HC Deb 22 December 1976 vol 923 cc230-2W

Mr. Wigley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish details of the identifiable public expenditure per capita on agriculture, fisheries and forestry in England, Scotland and Wales,respectively, during each of the last three years, analysing the data into sectors corresponding to those shown in Table 2.3 of Command Paper No. 6393.

Mr. Joel Barnett

Following is the information:

IDENTIFIABLE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PER HEAD ON AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY
	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76*
	England £	Scotland £	Wales £	England £	Scotland £	Wales £	England £	Scotland £	Wales £
Market regulation and production support	3	4	3	5	7	8	6	9	9
Support for capital and other improvements	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2
Support for agriculture in special areas	0	3	3	0	6	5	0	2	3
Other assistance to agricultural production, food processing and marketing, including Covent Garden	1	3	1	2	5	2	4	5	2
Central and miscellaneous services	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	3	2
Forestry and support for fishing industry	0	4	3	1	6	4	1	8	5
Food subsidies	—	—	—	9	8	9	10	9	10
Total	6	19	12	19	36	31	24	38	32

Figures may not add to total because each element is rounded separately.

^* Provisional.