§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many commissions his Department entered into with the Agricultural and Food Research Council for each year since 1979; how many such commissions he expects to make this year; and what is the value of those commissions in(a) cash and (b) constant prices. [28598]
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy Department issued a single commission each year for its research and development requirements from the institutes of the Agricultural and Food Research Council. Details of the amounts spent in cash and constant prices are set out in the table:
£ million Year Cash Constant prices1 1979–80 30.4 74.6 1980–81 37.4 77.6 1981–82 44.3 83.8 1982–83 48.6 85.8 1983–84 51.3 86.6 1984–85 52.8 84.9 1985–86 51.8 78.9 1986–87 47.9 70.8 1987–88 44.2 62.1 1988–89 46.4 61.1 1989–90 46.0 56.6 1990–91 45.6 51.9 1991–92 34.5 37.0 1992–93 34.8 35.9 1993–94 36.0 36.0 MAFF Commission with BBSRC 1994–95 34.6 33.9 1 Using the GDP deflator (1993–94 - 100).