§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for all common 1157W agricultural policy products for each year since 1973 (a) public storage costs, (b) export refunds and (c) the quantities in both cases.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 27 July 1989]: Information on the main components of expenditure under the common agricultural policy is set out in the financial aspects section of the Commission's annual publication, "The Agricultural Situation in the Community". Copies of this publication, for the years 1973 to 1988, are in the Library of the House.
These reports set out for each product the quantities held in public storage on a given date and total exports from the Community. Details of expenditure given in the same reports reflect budget costs in the year in question but do not relate directly to the quantities held in store, or exported, in those years.