asked the Minister for Agriculture the total amount of State expenditure in 1979 and 1980 in relation to agriculture; and the total estimated number of full-time farmers in the country.
Written Answers. - State Expenditure on Agriculture.
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State expenditure in relation to agriculture was £177.3 million in 1979 and £226.4 million in 1980. The latest year for which information is available on the number of full-time farmers is 1977; in that year the number was 158,200.