§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cash and real value of Northern Ireland agricultural output at farm gate prices in each of the last four years, of financial years, including, if possible, the estimate for 1980–81, taking 1977–78 as 100.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe estimated value of the gross output of Northern Ireland agriculture for the years 1977 to 1979 is shown in the following table, together with an index of gross output at constant 1975 prices rebased to 1977=100.
Date Gross output (£million) Constant prices Index (1977=100) (Volume of Output) 1977 444.5 100 1978 498.0 102 1979 523.3 99 A provisional estimate of gross output in 1980 will not be available until July.