§ Mrs. GoldingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much his Department has spent on research in horticulture in each year since 1986. [26211]
§ Mr. BoswellThe Department's expenditure on research in horticulture for each financial year from 1987–88 is:
- 1987–88: £17.2 million
- 1988–89: £17.9 million
- 1989–90: £17.5 million
- 1990–91: £13.3 million
- 1991–92: £10.51 million
- 1992–93: £11.11 million
- 1993–94: £11.41 million
- 1994–95: £13.4 million
- 1995–96: £13.6 million.
1 Excludes some work on pesticides for horticultural crops.
A figure for 1986–87 is not available.