§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list in the Official Report the measures which have been taken to curb protection since the written reply dated 11 April 1984, Official Report, column 334, concerning the effect of the EEC budget settlement on the production of cereals, the production and consumption figures for 1984 and 1985 together with the forecast for this year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerSince April 1984 a number of measures have been taken in the Community to curb the overproduction of cereals. Details of these measures are contained in notes on the outcome of the 1985 and 1986 CAP price settlements which have been deposited in the Library of the House.
Cereals production and consumption figures are given in the table below:
EC-10 total cereals-(million tonnes) August to July 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86* (forecast) Production 123.7 151.3 160.7 Consumption 113.2 117.4 141.9 * EC-12.