§ Sir Paul Bryanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the result of the poll on Aujeszky's disease.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe details are as follows:
§ Mr. Peter Walker[pursuant to his reply, 22 November 1982, c. 395–6]: The amount of grant aid to cooperatives provided by the central council for agricultural and horticultural co-operation since its establishment in 1967 is shown in column A of the following table. The council does not make loans to co-operatives. Column B of the table shows the amount of administrative expenditure incurred by the central council in carrying out its statutory function under the Agriculture Act 1967 of encouraging all forms of agricultural co-operation. There are no projections for expenditure in future years because, subject to Parliamentary approval, the functions of the council will shortly be transferred to Food from Britain.
Aid to co-operatives and central council's administrative expenses Column A Column B £'000 £'000 1967–68 377 29 1968–69 467 101 1969–70 815 154 1970–71 939 196 †1971–72 1,062 260 1972–73 812 247 1973–74 910 277 1974–75 913 459 1975–76 1,375 463 1976–77 1,081 472 1977–78 1,181 576 1978–79 1,435 645 1979–80 1,560 832 1980–81 1,931 1,384 1981–82 2,508 1 564 *1982–83 4,659 1,766 Source: Appropriation Accounts. * Supply Estimates. † Since 1971 grants have been paid under the Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation Scheme.