Mr. Mark Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the highest and lowest levels of intervention stocks in the European Community of: butter, skimmed milk powder, durum wheat, common wheat, barley, rye, beef, pigmeat, olive oil and wine in each year since 1973.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI regret that this information is not readily available and could not be provided without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current levels of food held in intervention stocks within the EEC: and if he will provide separate figures for those stocks in intervention in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1980]: The information requested is shown in the following table of stocks of foodstuffs held in public intervention stores at recent dates.
Quantities held in European Community Intervention Stores (thousands of tonnes) Commodity European Community Total United Kingdom only Beef 268 22 Butter 141 22 Skimmed Milk Power 232 3 Wheat 5,076 73 Barley 1,132 495 Rye 501 0.3 Durum 154 — Oilseed Rape 97 7 Olive Oil 57 —
Export restitutions Storage of intervention stocks Withdrawal 1979 4,981.8 MEUA (£3,234.4m) 1,657.8 MEUA (£1,076.3m) 116.4 MEUA (£75.6m) 1978 3,749.6 MEUA (£2,488.8m) 1,981.8 MEUA (£1,315.4m) 52.1 MEUA (£34.6m) 1977 2,496.8 MUA (£1,040.3 m) 971.3 MEUA (£404.7m) 167.8 MEUA (£69.9m) 1976 1,666.1 MUA (£694.2m) 1,225.1 MUA (£510.5m) 300.1 MUA (£125.0m) 1975 968.8 MUA (£403.7m) 849.6 MUA (£354.0m) 154.2 MUA (£64.3m) 1974 590.6 MUA (£246.1m) 498.8 MUA (£207.8m) 60.1 MUA (£25.0m) 1973 1.026.6 MUA (£427.7m) 275.3 MUA (£114.7m) 8.2 MUA (£3.4m) Note: 1979–1EUA=£0.649236 1978–1EUA=£0.663759 1973–77 lUA=£0.416667 Figures for 1973–77 exclude amounts attributed in the Community Budget to expenditure resulting from the application of different exchange rates.