HC Deb 13 January 1994 vol 235 c269W
Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much the EC plans to spend in the current financial year on its agricultural policy; and by what percentage this has changed over the past five and 10 years.

Mr. Jack

The 1994 budget for the common agricultural policy (EAGGF guarantee) has been set at 36,465 mecu (£27,703 million), some 53 per cent. of the EC budget as a whole. This represents increases of 41 per cent. and 99 per cent. over expenditure in 1989 and 1984, respectively. As a proportion of total EC expenditure in 1989 and 1984, the CAP (EAGGF guarantee) represented 63 per cent. and 67 per cent. respectively.