§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list(a) the spending on agriculture by the EU and (b) the national Government spending on agriculture by each member state (i) in the current year, (ii) in the previous year and (iii) five years ago.
§ Mr. JackDetails of expenditure on agriculture by the EU, broken down by member state, are contained in annexe 2 of the annual financial reports on the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund, guarantee section, copies of which have been deposited in the Library of the House. The latest report available relates to 1993. Provisional figures for 1994 are set out in the table.
Details of United Kingdom expenditure on agriculture are contained in table 9.1 of the annual publication "Agriculture in the United Kingdom", copies of which are also deposited in the Library of the House. Comparable information for other member states is not readily available. Summary information on national aids to agriculture in other member states is available in the Commission's periodic surveys of state aids in the European Community. The latest of these covers 1986 to 1990 and is available in the Library of the House. This information is not, however, fully representative of 531W national Government expenditure on agriculture—for example, it excludes aid for research but includes aid financed by parafiscal charges.
Expenditure on CAP support from the EC budget by member state 1994 (provisional) MECU £ million Belgium 1,170 904 Denmark 1,277 986 Germany 5,174 3,997 Greece 2,626 2,029 Spain 4,255 3,287 France 8,019 6,195 Ireland 1,457 1,126 Italy 3,464 2,676 Luxembourg 12 9 Netherlands 1,916 1,480 Portugal 652 504 United Kingdom 2,797 2,161 Non-attributed direct payments 103 80 Total 32,924 25,433 Note
1. The figures are rounded and do not add up to the totals shown.
Source:
Commission Working Document
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