HC Deb 13 April 1976 vol 909 c454W
Mr. Marten

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much food is now in intervention store in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Bishop

It is provisionally estimated that on 7th April 1976 there were 5,660 tons of beef and 32,420 tons of skimmed milk powder in intervention stores in the United Kingdom which had been purchased under market support arrangements by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.