§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the total amount spent directly and indirectly on British agriculture directly by the United Kingdom Government and indirectly under the common agricultural policy in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Jopling[pursuant to his reply, 24 April 1986, c. 202]: Total voted expenditure, net of receipts, by the three Agriculture Departments and the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce on agriculture, fisheries and food, including land drainage and flood protection and agency services provided by other public bodies in 1984–85, the latest year for which figures are available, was as follows:
£ million Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 549 Department of Agriculture & Fisheries for Scotland 134 Welsh Office 47 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 313 Total 1,043