asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual growth in expenditure on (a) agricultural price guarantee spending, (b) agricultural restructuring, (c) the European social fund and (d) regional aid within the Community in each of the past five years within the European Community budget.

Growth in expenditure on the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund, the European social fund and the European regional development fund, is given in the table following. The figures are in cash—not real—terms.