§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the overall level of agricultural support in real values arising from both EEC and United Kingdom Government expenditure, for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerSince 1970 expenditure by the United Kingdom Government under the EEC common agricultural policy and on national grants and subsidies has been as follows:
£ million 1979 survey prices 1970–71 … … 670 1971–72 … … 780 1972–73 … … 595 1973–74 … … 918 1974–75 … … 1044 1975–76 … … 870 1976–77 … … 534 1977–78 … … 561 1978–79 … … 604 1979–80 provisional … … 637 Further information relating to 1974–75 and subsequent years appears in table 242W 2.3 of the Government's expenditure plans 1980–81 to 1983–84—Cmnd. 7841—and in the paragraphs which follow the table.