§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is of public spending on agricultural support for each year from 1980–81 to 2004–05 in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms; and if she will make a statement. [105129]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 27 March 2003]: The following table provides estimates of public expenditure under the CAP and on national grants and subsidies from 1980–81 to 2002–03. No estimates are available for subsequent years.
Public expenditure under the CAP and on national grants and subsidies £million Current prices Real terms 2002–03 prices 1980–81 1,012 384 1981–82 972 413 1982–83 1,433 660 1983–84 1,729 834 1984–85 1,712 867 1985–86 2,165 1,162 1986–87 1,449 804 1987–88 1,630 943 1988–89 1,380 837 1989–90 1,258 822 1990–91 1,910 1,367 1991–92 1,979 1,499 1992–93 2,028 1,594 1993–94 2,905 2,320
Net farm income for all farm types excluding horticulture—East and West Sussex Average net farm income per farm (£/farm) Farm type 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2002 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 At current prices 1— 2— All types (excluding horticulture) 14,000 16,000 20,500 22,000 24,500 14,000 -6,000 -2,500 0 -2,500 N/a 1 Excluding farms subjected to compulsory FMD cull 2 Provisional Source:
Farm Business Survey
Results by sector for this period are readily available in continuous form only for England.
Net farm income by type of farm—England Average net farm income per farm (£/farm) Farm type 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2002 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 At current prices 1— 2— Dairy 36,900 42,600 36,300 41,100 33,600 22,000 13,500 9,000 10,800 22,800 17,000 Cattle and sheep (LFA) 13,000 15,900 13,100 17,200 17,400 10,700 5,700 4,600 6,700 9,700 25,00 Cattle and sheep (lowland) 10,000 13,400 10,400 10,800 9,500 1,100 900 600 -400 -500 8,000 Cereals 24,200 24,000 31,700 49,600 43,900 16,800 8,900 13,500 7,300 4,100 9,500 General cropping 35,900 44,800 72,200 89,100 47,600 23,100 36,000 8,800 18,400 17,900 17,500 Pigs and poultry 47,900 14,700 31,500 67,300 60,900 20,400 15,800 -5,300 37,900 21,800 30,000 Mixed 28,300 26,900 34,200 51,800 39,600 8,900 1,600 9,400 9,700 5,500 15,500 All Types (excluding horticulture 30,000 32,800 37,700 49,800 38,300 17,200 11,800 8,600 9,900 10,600 14,500 1 Excluding farms subjected to compulsory FMD cull 2 Provisional Source
Farm Business Survey
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Public expenditure under the CAP and on national grants and subsidies £ million Current prices Real terms 2002–03 prices 1994–95 2,512 2,054 1995–96 2,897 2,451 1996–97 4,318 3,742 1997–98 3,583 3,203 1998–99 3,482 3,219 1999–00 3,161 2,967 2000–2001 3,042 2,940 2001–021 4,664 4,590 2002–031,2 3119 3119 1 From 2001–02 figures are based on accrual accounts and cannot be compared directly with historical figures. 2 Forecast Source:
Agriculture in the United Kingdom