Mr. Jacksonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the average annual figure for the proportion of total Community expenditure absorbed by agriculture since 1979.
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Number of persons licensed to fish for salmon or migratory trout by commercial instrument and number of authorised servants or agents who may assist in the working of those instruments Water authority 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Anglian 329 311 290 290 306 379 391 419 278 322 Northumbrian 525 496 500 500 520 536 477 540 462 473 North West 318 319 327 307 296 300 296 322 334 369 Severn Trent 118 124 126 109 124 125 114 157 171 164 Southern 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 South West 722 808 760 700 729 595 609 578 550 604 Thames — — — — Nil — — — — —
§ Mr. JoplingThe average percentage share of total Community expenditure taken by the common agricultural policy since 1979 (1980 to 1986 inclusive) is 69 per cent.