§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which permanent secretaries have left his Department's employment in the last five years; and
£ million Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Percentage change 1985–1993 Imports 9,482 10,070 10,276 10,602 11,420 12,298 12,262 13,406 14,105 +49 Exports 4,430 5,038 5,166 4,909 5,886 6,352 6,827 7,521 8,215 +85 Crude trade gap1 5,052 5,031 5,110 5,693 5,534 5,936 5,435 5,886 5,890 +17 Note:
1Because of differences in valuation principles, the crude trade gap overstates the contribution of food, feed and drink to the deficit on visible trade in the balance of payment statistics by about 15 per cent.