§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the sum expended by the EEC Agricultural FEOGA fund in the United Kingdom during 1974 on production subsidies on cereals used for production of starch and similar substances, the amounts of grain so used, the products obtained and if he will list the bodies or persons to whom payment was made.
§ Mr. BishopExpenditure amounted to £14,861,543. 746,101 tons of maize and 49,596 tons of wheat and wheat flour were used for the production of starch. 41,048 tons of maize were used for the production of maize grits for brewing beer and 12,054 tons of wheat and wheat flour were used for the production of quellmehl— heat-treated starch. The subsidy for quellmehl was withdrawn with effect from 1st August 1974. These were the only products on which the subsidy was payable.
423WIt is not normal practice to publish detailed information relating to bodies or persons to whom payment of subsidies is made.