§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the gross contribution was from public funds in 2000 and 2001 to(a)manufacturing and (b)farming. [46278]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithAccording to the European Commission's Ninth Survey on State Aid in the European Union, total state aid to the manufacturing sector in the UK in 1999 totalled 1,238.8 million euro (in 1999 prices). 1999 is the latest year for which State Aid Survey figures are available.
According to the latest available figures, DTI spending on the promotion of enterprise, innovation and increased productivity was forecast to be £867 million in 2000–01, and £983 million in 2001–02. A significant proportion, though not all, of this money will have benefited manufacturing directly or indirectly.
Total public expenditure under the Common Agricultural Policy and on national grants and subsidies for farming was £3,043 million in 2000–01, and is forecast to be £5,255 million in 2001–02.