§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what subsidies were paid to sugar exporters in each European Economic Community country in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. MacGregorEuropean Community exporters receive payment of refunds from the authorities of the member state from which the export takes place. Sugar export refunds paid in each member state of the European Community over the last five years have been as follows:
MECU 1980 1981 1982 1983 *1984 Denmark 6.1 17.6 30.9 21.8 n.a. Federal Republic of Germany 59.7 76.4 125.4 132.1 n.a. France 148.8 203.3 336.1 386.2 n.a. Greece — — — — n.a. Irish Republic 3.2 — — 5.0 n.a. Italy — 13.7 20.7 0.2 n.a. Netherlands 19.5 25.7 51.8 50.1 n.a. Belgium and Luxembourg 45.8 66.0 135.8 113.0 n.a. United Kingdom 3.2 6.4 43.1 49.8 n.a. Total (EC 10) 286.3 409.1 743.8 758.2 1,140 * Budget appropriation. Source:
1980–1983: FEOGA Financial Reports.
1984: Official Journal of the European Communities.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the subsidy cost in pound sterling of European Economic Community sugar exports in each of the past five years; and how much in each year was received from sugar beet levy to offset these costs.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is set out in the table:
£ million* Export refund expenditure Production levy† receipts 1980 173 137 1981 228 70 1982 415 154 1983 445 273 1984‡ 671 434 * Converted from ECU at the annual average conversion rates for the FEOGA Guarantee Section. † Production levies are not intended to offset the cost of exporting a quantity of sugar equal to the amount imported under preferential arrangements. ‡ Budget appropriations. Source: 1980–83 FEOGA Financial Reports.
1984 Official Journal of the European Communities.