§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list(a) overall European Commission expenditure as a percentage of overall European Community gross domestic product, (b) net European Commission expenditure on agriculture as a percentage of overall European Community gross domestic product and (c) the net United Kingdom expenditure on agriculture, including net receipts from the European Commission, as a proportion of United Kingdom gross domestic product, for each year since 1973.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is as follows:
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(a) Total expenditure from the European Community budget as a percentage of European Community gross domestic product (by calendar year) Percentage 1973 0.45 1974 0.45 1975 0.54 1976 0.56 1977 0.62 1978 0.74 1979 0.79 1980 0.80 1981 0.78 1982 0.82 1983 0.91 1984 0.95 1985 0.91 1986 0.97 1987 0.95 1988 1.02 1989 0.94 11990 0.99 1 Budget.
(b) Expenditure from the European Community budget on agriculture as a percentage of European Community gross domestic product (by calendar year) Year Percentage 1973 0.43 1974 0.32 1975 0.41 1976 0.45 1977 0.49 1978 0.56 1979 0.60 1980 0.58 1981 0.51 1982 0.52 1983 0.62 1984 0.66 1985 0.66 1986 0.65 1987 0.64 1988 0.72 1989 0.62 1 1990 0.65 1 Budget.
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(c) United Kingdom expenditure on agriculture, including expenditure funded by the European Community as a percentage of United Kingdom gross domestic product (by United Kingdom financial year) Year Percentage 1973–74 0.52 1974–75 0.55 1975–76 0.46 1976–77 0.29 1977–78 0.30 1978–79 0.31 1979–80 0.32 1980–81 0.43 1981–82 0.37 1982–83 0.50 1983–84 0.56 1984–85 0.52 1985–86 0.60 1986–87 0.37 1987–88 0.38 1988–89 0.29 1989–90 0.24 1 1990–91 0.36 1 Forecast. Sources:
(a) and (b) EC expenditure: 1973–79—Annual Reports of the European Court of Auditors.
1990—EC Budget.
EC gdp—European Economy No. 46.
(c) United Kingdom expenditure: 1973–74—1985–86—Annual Review White Papers.
1986–87—1990–91—Agricul-ture in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom gdp: 1973–74—1989–90—CSO Economic Trends 1989–90.
1990–91—Financial Statement and Budget Report 1991–92.