Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report details of the localities and the numbers of each qualifying group which obtained free butter and beef under the European Community free food scheme in each year during which the scheme was operated.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe EC surplus food scheme has operated for one year and a list of the organisations designated to operate the scheme was placed in the Library of the House on 21 April 1988 by the then Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer). The information on numbers of each qualifying group is not available.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the allocation to Wales of free butter and beef under the European Community free food scheme in each of the years during which the scheme operated.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerIn Wales 176 tonnes of butter and 332 tonnes of beef were allocated to and distributed by designated organisations under the EC surplus food scheme in 1988.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in theOfficial Report the names and locations of charitable organisations who applied for free butter and beef under the European Community free food scheme in each year during which the scheme was operated and those who were designated to operate the scheme.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerCharitable and non-profit-making organisations were invited to apply to operate the EC surplus free food scheme in 1988 and 1989. The list of designated organisations has been placed in the House. As organisations and individuals submitted applications on a confidential basis it is not possible to release details of those who were unsuccessful.