§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much he spent in each of the past five years on(a) organic food production and (b) research into organic food production. [136840]
§ Mr. Morley(a) The expenditure on aid for conversion to organic farming in England under the Organic Aid Scheme and the Organic Farming Scheme each of the past five years has been as follows:
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£ 1999–2000 12,037,000 1998–99 1,026,000 1997–98 571,000 1996–97 374,000 1995–96 261,000 (b) The expenditure on research into organic farming in each of the past five years has been as follows:
£ 1999–2000 2,035,000 1998–99 1,481,000 1997–98 908,000 1996–97 1,116,000 1995–96 931,000