HC Deb 16 March 1987 vol 112 cc419-20W
Mr. John David Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of quantities and types of food held within European Economic Community intervention food stores in Northern Ireland; and if he will list their locations.

Mr. Gummer

At 31 December 1986 intervention stocks in Northern Ireland were as follows:

Tonnes
Beef
Antrim 2,653
Ballymena 883
Belfast 1,697
Coleraine 570
Craigavon 10,400
Dungannon 473

Tonnes
Lisburn 3,927
Newry 111
Newtownabbey 6,266
Omagh 2,321
Portadown 32
Strabane 241
Butter
Annalong 680
Augher 1,001
Ballymena 133
Banbridge 5,136
Belfast 2,500
Craigavon 1,543
Lisburn 2,067
Londonderry 1,051
Omagh 840
Portadown 2,731
Strabane 3,222
Whiteabbey 1,097
Coleraine 2,730
Skimmed milk powder
Banbridge 5,446
Coleraine 512
Moneymore 248
Strabane 1,949

Mr. Clay

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food pursuant to his reply of Monday 2 March, Official Report, column 526, if he will give details of the precise location of European Economic Community intervention food stores in (a) Sunderland, (b) Gateshead, (c) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (d) North Tyneside and (e) South Tyneside.

Mr. Gummer

[pursuant to his reply, 6 March 1987., c. 732]: It is not the policy of this Ministry to publish commercially confidential information.