§ Mr. Litterickasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the quantities of wine and powdered milk being held in store by EEC agencies at the latest date for which figures are available and at the corresponding dates in each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. BishopThere is no direct buying and storage of wine by EEC agencies.
As regards skimmed milk powder, at the beginning of October the stocks held by EEC intervention agencies totalled 1,038,000 tonnes. Total intervention stocks held at the corresponding date in the previous five years were:
1970 121,400 tonnes 1971 25,800 tonnes 1972 29,900 tonnes 1973 174,200 tonnes 1974 318,400 tonnes