§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the level of farm incomes in 1994.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[pursuant to his reply, 26 January 1995, c. 356]: Total income from farming is estimated to have risen by 4.4 per cent. in real terms in 1994 compared with 1993. This is further evidence that the industry is responding well to common agricultural policy reform. 1993 saw a very large increase in agricultural income and I am pleased that overall there has been a further improvement in 1994. Detailed estimates of income, output and productivity of United Kingdom agriculture in 1994 were published this morning and have been placed in the Library of the House.