§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to the total income of farmers in Wales, in the latest year for which figures are available, from(a) farming and (b) other activities; and what were the comparable figures for 1984 and 1979.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerBased on the Inland Revenue's survey of personal incomes, details of which are to be published shortly in "Farm Incomes in the United Kingdom" the total incomes of self employed individuals in agriculture in Wales assessed for tax were as follows:
£ million Income from Agriculture and Horticulture Income from other activities Total Income 1985–86 160.1 94.9 255.0 1984–85 159.3 111.6 270.9 Figures for Wales for the year 1979–80 are not available except at disproportionate cost.