HC Deb 19 February 1981 vol 999 cc178-9W
30. Mr. Knox

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the present profitability of agriculture.

Mr. Peter Walker

An assessment of profitability, in a strictly denned sense, is not available for agriculture in the United Kingdom. However, the White Paper on the 1981 annual review of agriculture contained a forecast of farming income in 1980. It is too early to make a forecast for 1981.