§ Mr. Macleanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has as to the increase in agricultural productivity in each of the EEC countries over the last 10 years.
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§ Mrs. FennerA range of information about different aspects of productivity growth in agriculture in the member states of the Community is published by the EC Commission. Information about changes in yield per hectare and per unit of livestock of the main commodities is contained in the "markets" section of the Commission report, "The Agricultural Situation in the Community", copies of which are in the Library of the House; the same publication—page 209, 1984 report—also provides a measure of the growth of total output per unit of labour and per hectare for most member states.