§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the total number of part-time farmers in each country in the EC.
§ Mr. GummerThe information requested is given in the table for 1987 (except where stated), which is the latest available year.
Number of part-time farmers Total (thousands) Belgium 32 Denmark 134 FR Germany 386 Greece 863 Spain 1,183 France 388 Ireland 119 Italy 2,399 Luxembourg 2 Netherlands 33 Portugal 440 United Kingdom 86 1 1985
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the total number of farmers in each country of the EC, giving the proportion of the numbers of farmers within the total population of each country.
§ Mr. GummerThe information requested is given for 1987, which is the latest available year.
Total number of farmers1 (thousands) Proportion of farmers within the total civilian working population (Per cent.) Belgium 92 2.2 Denmark 85 3.0 FR Germany 690 2.5 Greece 953 24.5 Spain 1,601 11.2 France 921 3.9 Ireland 210 16.2 Italy 2,750 11.7 Luxembourg 4 2.5 Netherlands 129 2.2 Portugal 619 13.6 United Kingdom 220 0.8 EC12 8,272 5.9 1 Excludes partners and directors. Source: Eurostat.
§ Mr. FavellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the cost of the implementation of the latest MacSharry proposals for the reform of the CAP to(a) the Exchequer (i) directly and (ii) channelled via the European institutions, (b) the farming industry and (c) the British consumer.
§ Mr. CurryThe European Commission's proposals for the reform of the common agricultural policy are long and complex and require considerable technical clarification. The Government have not completed their assessment of the costs and benefits of implementing them.