§ Mr. Harold Wilsonasked the Prime Minister whether it is proposed that gifts
Thousand long tons EEC "Nine" Durum wheat … … 4th January 1973 … 95 10th January 1974 … 4 Common wheat … … 2 January 1973 … 1,621 10th January 1974 … 358 Barley … … 2 January 1973 … 354 10th January 1974 … 737 Rye … … 2 January 1973 … 402 10th January 1974 … 435 Paddy Rice … … 2 January 1973 … 3 10th January 1974 … Nil Butter … … 31st December 1972 … 240 1st January 1974 … 118 Skimmed milk powder … … 31st December 1972 … 48 1st January 1974 … 162 Sugar … … 10th January 1973 … 50 26th December 1973 … NIL There are also intervention arrangements for beef, pigmeat, maize, oilseed rape, colza, sunflower seed, olive oil and certain kinds of fish, but no intervention stocks of these commodities were held on 1st January 1973. None is held at present, except in the case of beef, for which official figures are not yet available.