Agricultural Support (Hansard, 1 May 1991)

HC Deb 01 May 1991 vol 190 c202W 202W

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will show the overall cost of agricultural support, national and EC, in(a) the United Kingdom as a percentage of gross domestic product of the United Kingdom and (b) the EC as a percentage of gross domestic product of the EC, for each of the years 1961, 1973 and 1990.

§ Mr. Curry
The information requested for the United Kingdom is as follows. I regret that the corresponding information for the EC is not readily available.

1961–62 1973–74 1990–91

Expenditure on agricultural support (£ million) 263 392 ¹1,958

Expenditure on agricultural support as a percentage of gross domestic product 1.00 0.52 0.36

¹ Forecast.

	1961–62	1973–74	1990–91
Expenditure on agricultural support (£ million)	263	392	¹1,958
Expenditure on agricultural support as a percentage of gross domestic product	1.00	0.52	0.36
¹ Forecast.