§ Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the value of grants received by United Kingdom farmers from the guidance section of the European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund for each year since entry into the European Community.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe amount of grants received by United Kingdom farmers which was subsequently reimbursed from the guidance section of the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund was as follows:
£ million 1973 negligible 1974 5 1975 17 1976 16 1977 21 1978 31 1979 36 1980 54 1981 49 1982 58 Some other guidance expenditure has also benefited farmers indirectly, in particular grants to co-operatives for marketing and processing projects, but it is not possible to identify precise amounts.