§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what requirements are stipulated by his Department in respect of the submission of receipts and invoices accompanying claims for payment under agricultural grant schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanThe principal farm capital grant schemes currently operated by my Department are the farm and conservation grant scheme and the farm diversification grant scheme. For both, claims for grant must be supported by appropriate documentation which normally consists of a properly receipted invoice. We reserve the right, however, to seek additional information where this is thought necessary to ensure that public money is being properly disbursed.
Tonnes (except where shown) 1984 1985 1986 1987 11988 Coffee 117,239 110,998 108,475 120,203 121,303 Sugar 1,410,291 1,330,614 1,309,997 1,254,863 1,290,446 Bananas 309,445 323,728 343,107 359,569 388,154 Orange juice concentrate2 102,510 102,342 125,095 139,487 137,007 African palm oil 162,608 217,823 276,730 288,935 286,443 Details from Overseas Trade Statistics.
1 Provisional.
2 '000 litres.
Details of the countries from which the United Kingdom imports these commodities are in a table which I will be depositing in the Library of the House as soon as it is available.
§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if any meat for human consumption is currently being imported from the United States of America.
§ Mr. CurryImports of beef for human consumption from the United States of America since January 1989 have been as follows:
Tonnes January 147 February 46 March 59 April 0 May 12 June 6 July 6 August 13