§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what would be the difference in cost to the common agricultural policy between the sale of one tonne of cereals out of United Kingdom intervention to a United Kingdom pig producer at world market prices and the sale of one tonne of cereals out of United Kingdom intervention into the world market.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe cost to Community funds in each case would be approximately the same amount per tonne. However, if the subsidised grain were used by United Kingdom pig producers in place of unsubsidised grain which they would otherwise have used, there would be no reduction in total Community exports. Community funds would then bear the double cost of subsidies both on grain exported and on grain consumed by domestic users.