Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total tonnage of meat in intervention in the EEC; how much of this originated in the United Kingdom; how much from outside the EEC; and what were the total imports of beef into the EEC during each of the last 12 months.
§ Mr. BishopBeef is the only meat currently taken into intervention in the EEC. According to the latest information, there were about 221,000 metric tons held in intervention stores in the EEC in early May. Of this amount, about 10,000 metric tons were United Kingdom beef held by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce. No beef from outside the EEC is placed in Community intervention stocks since only beef of Community origin is eligible for intervention.
534WUp-to-date monthly figures for Community imports of beef are not available. Imports into the Community for the last complete 12-month period—January to December 1975—were 140,700 metric tons.