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Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the total amount borrowed by farmers in the United Kingdom in each year since 1983.
Mr. Maclean
Information on the total amount borrowed by farmers in the United Kingdom is not available. However, figures for the total liabilities of United Kingdom agriculture which include borrowings by agricultural landlords as well as by farmers but exclude borrowing for private purposes are as follows:
| 1£ million | |
| 1983 | 7,300 |
| 1984 | 7,650 |
| 1985 | 8,250 |
| 1986 | 8,350 |
| 1987 | 8,550 |
| 1988 | 9,250 |
| 1 At 31 December. | |