§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total amount spent by the European Economic Community and by member states in subsidising the exports of food and wine in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and if he will include in the total the moneys spent on exporting food and wine from intervention stores.
§ Mr. RyderExpenditure on export refunds for food and wine in 1988 was £6,638 million (provisional), of which £165 million was for food aid.
This includes refunds on exports of commodities from the free market and from intervention stocks. The breakdown between member states is shown below.
Mecu £ million Belgium 297 201 Denmark 689 467 Germany 1,543 1,047 Greece 76 52 Spain 395 268 France 2,577 1,748 Ireland 317 215 Italy 557 378 Luxembourg 0 0 Netherlands 2,698 1,830 Portugal 2 1 United Kingdom 636 431 TOTAL EC 9,787 6,638