§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by what percentage agricultural expenditure has increased in the European Economic Community for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. JoplingAnnual percentage changes in EC agricultural expenditure from 1970 to 1984 have been as follows:
Per cent. *1970–71 +21 *1971–72 -13 *1972–73 +33 1973–74 -15 1974–75 +46 1975–76 +23 1976–77 +23 1977–78 +26 1978–79 +21 1979–80 +10 1980–81 -2 1981–82 +11 1982–83 +28 +16 1983–84 (estimate) * The current system of charging EAGGF guarantee expenditure to particular years was introduced by the financial regulation of 7 November 1972. To achieve comparability the percentage changes for earlier years have been shown as though the current system applied for the whole period. Source: EC Court of Auditors Reports and Commission's Financial Reports.