HC Deb 29 March 1976 vol 908 c369W
Mr. Holland

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total annual cost of fees, allowances and/or salaries paid to individuals, other

£ per head
Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
1970 2.14 2.20 2.20 2.29
1971 2.17 2.19 2.18 2.26
1972 2.17 2.17 2.15 2.22
1973 2.18 2.18 2.17 2.26
1974 2.12 2.19 2.23 2.28
1975 2.14 2.20 2.17 N. A.

These figures were calculated by dividing aggregate household expenditure on food at 1970 prices which appear in Table 5 of the Monthly Digest of Statistics by mid-year estimates of total United Kingdom population—Table 10 of the Monthly Digest—and put on a weekly basis.