HC Deb 18 November 1976 vol 919 cc671-2W
Mr. Woof

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish figures showing the quantities of powdered milk being held in store by EEC intervention agencies at the latest date for which figures are available and at the corresponding dates in each of the last four years.

Mr. Bishop

According to information given by member States' delegates to the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products on 28th October 1976, stocks of skimmed milk powder held by EEC intervention agencies totalled 1,279,000 metric tons. The levels at this time in the previous four years were:

1975 1,050,000 metric tons
1974 350,000 " "
1973 184,000 " "
1972 38,000 " "

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