HC Deb 19 January 1988 vol 125 cc613-5W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food what was the percentage change in farm incomes in the United Kingdom for the

Percentage changes in net value added at factor cost in EC Member States
1979 to 1980 1980 to 1981 1981 to 1982 1982 to 1983 1983 to 1984 1984 to 1985 1985 to 19861
Belgium +6 +12 +10 +15 0 0 -3
Denmark +11 +20 +29 -10 +37 -5 -2
Federal Republic of Germany -10 +8 +22 -18 +17 -11 -11
Greece +30 +24 +28 +6 +32 +18 - 19
France -4 +7 +32 0 +8 -1 +2
Ireland -9 +16 +23 +13 +17 -9 -5
Italy +14 +8 +13 +21 +2 +2 +6
Luxembourg -6 +13 +47 -10 +3 +1 +2
Netherlands +1 +27 +11 +1 +6 -4 +1
Spain +9 -5 +20 +14 +19 +4 +1
United Kingdom +8 +16 +18 -5 +21 -14 +6
EC 112 +4 +7 +18 +2 +10 -2 +3
Source: Eurostat.
1 Provisional estimates.
2 Data for Portugal not yet available.

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the percentage change in farm incomes in England and in each of the standard English regions for the most recent 12-month period for which information is available; and what were the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.

most recent 12-month period for which information is available; and what were the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The information requested is set out in the table:

Percentage changes in United Kingdom farm income 1978–79 to 1985–86
Percentage
1978 to 1979 -9
1979 to 1980 -9
1980 to 1981 +30
1981 to 1982 +28
1982 to 1983 -19
1983 to 1984 +46
1984 to 1985 -48
1985 to 1986 +31

A White Paper will be published shortly giving data for 1987.

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the percentage change in farm incomes in the European Community and each of the member states for the most recent 12-month period for which information is available; and what were the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Comparable estimates of net farm income as defined in the annual review of agriculture White Paper are not available from all EC member states. The table gives net value added at factor cost in agriculture (net product): which includes incomes accruing to all agricultural workers, whether principals or hired, landlords or commercial debt holders.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The percentage changes in the estimated farm income in England for the period 1978–79 to 1985–86 are as follows:

Percentage
1979 -1
1980 -4
1981 +22

Percentage
1982 +25
1983 -17
1984 +41
1985 -43
1986 +28

The percentage changes to the estimates of farm income attributed to each of the eight English regions for the years 1983–85, the only data readily available, are set out in the table:

Percentage changes in farm income of English regions 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982 to 1983 1983 to 1984 1984 to 1985
Northern -10 +41 +47
Yorkshire and Humberside -21 +78 +45
East Midlands -11 +100 -49
East Anglia -25 +100 -46
South East -32 +40 -34
South West -14 -55 -13
West Midlands -12 +27 -66
North West +2 -22 0

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