§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much the dairy industries of each EEC country have contributed to the current stocks of butter and skimmed milk, respectively.
§ Mr. BishopAccording to information available to the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products on 6th January, stocks of butter and skimmed milk powder held in the intervention stores of member States were as follows:
tonnes Butter Skimmed Milk Powder Belgium … 4,560 100,670 Denmark … 8,720 29,780 Germany … 87,090 581,450 France … 67,410 306,680 Ireland … — 56,950 Italy … — — Luxembourg … 790 6,950 Netherlands … 6,740 43,760 United Kingdom … 2,980 7,640 Butter may be offered only to the intervention agency of the member State in which it was produced, but skimmed milk powder can be offered to any intervention agency.