HC Deb 21 July 1987 vol 120 c133W
Mr. Bradley

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest available figures by commodity for the total amounts of food taken into European Economic Community intervention by the United Kingdom Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce; and if he will break these figures down by region.

Mr. Donald Thompson

At 31 March 1987 intervention stocks in the United Kingdom were:

Tonnes
Cereals Beef Butter Skimmed milk powder
England (Regions)
Northern 208,164 6,912 28,190 1,034
Midland and Western 719,285 4,795 67,934 3,840
South-West 226,230 1,133 45,190 4,306
Eastern 993,024 8,477 26,143
South-East 81,073 1,774 15,880
Scotland 467,048 4,374 13,589 321
Wales 19,033 69 16,789 2,365
Northern Ireland 27,852 9,440 7,140
Total 2,714,127 55,386 223,155 19,006