HC Deb 23 February 1998 vol 307 c92W
Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the average net annual income for farmers in England from 1989–90 to date. [28283]

Mr. Rooker

[holding answer 6 February 1998]: Long term trends in net farm income are normally presented as indices because of the changing sample of the Farm Business Survey. However, set out are the equivalent monetary values.

protection of the public with a proportionate response that takes account of the size of any risk and the measures that may be available to remove or reduce such a risk.