Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what will be the cost to the funds of the EEC of the proposed sale of surplus skimmed milk powder to developing countries; and what will be the cost to the United Kingdom alone.
§ Mr. BishopThe loss to Community funds arising from the reduction of price agreed by the Council on 21st-22nd July is estimated at £4.6 million by 1st April 1976, in addition to the £9.2 million which would have been incurred on the sale of 50,000 tonnes under the old arrangement. The United Kingdom contribution is made towards expenditure as a whole, rather than to individual items, but the key rates are 13.57 per cent. and 16.30 per cent. for the 1975 and 1976 Budgets respectively.
Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will 466W list the tonnages from each EEC country which comprise the current surplus of skimmed milk powder.
§ Mr. BishopThe following EEC intervention stocks of skimmed milk powder were reported on 24th July 1975:
tones Belgium … … … 74,000 Denmark … … … 33,000 Germany … … … 292,000 France … … … 292,000 Ireland … … … 37,000 Italy … … … — Luxembourg … … … 5,000 Netherlands … … … 102,000 United Kingdom … … … 18,000 853,000