§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the average income per farm for(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the region including the Lewes constituency in each year since 1979 was in current prices. [155600]
§ Ms Quin [holding answer 26 March 2001]The information requested is given in the table. The Eastern region is the smallest regional level covering the Lewes constituency for which figures are available. However, the East covers a large area of England from Lincolnshire to Hampshire and therefore is not necessarily representative of farming in the Lewes constituency.
Average net farm income for all types of full-time farm businesses in the United Kingdom and the East (current prices)1, 2 £000/farm UK East 1979–80 6.7 9.4 1980–81 7.0 10.1 1981–82 10.0 11.1 1982–83 11.3 14.8 1983–84 10.7 16.5 1984–85 11.8 18.2 1985–86 6.7 5.4 1986–87 10.0 13.5 1987–88 10.4 5.9 1988–89 12.0 7.9 1989–90 15.1 18.7 1990–91 13.7 19.0 1991–92 14.8 20.2 1992–93 19.6 23.5 1993–94 20.7 25.5 1994–95 23.7 33.5 1995–96 31.9 46.8 1996–97 24.6 36.6 1997–98 10.7 16.3 1998–99 7.3 13.2 1999–2000 5.7 n/a 2000–01³ 5.4 n/a n/a = Not available 1Estimates for the Eastern region before 1988–89 and for the United Kingdom throughout the period, exclude horticulture. 2There have been a number of methodological changes which mean that the data are not directly comparable over the full period. A significant change is the move from an 'as received' to an 'as due' basis for livestock subsidies effective from 1994–95. 3Forecast. Source
Figures for the UK are derived from information from the Farm Business Surveys supplied for 'Farm Incomes in the United Kingdom'. Figures for the Eastern region are published in 'Farm Accounts in England'