HC Deb 22 January 1990 vol 165 cc565-6W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's major procurement purchases which have followed competitive tendering in each year since 1984.

Mr. Alan Clark

[pursuant to his reply, 16 January 1990, c. 136]: The following further information is now available:

Common wheat Butter
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
United Kingdom £ 110.67 110.67 11475 2,084.52 2,084.52 2,125.83
Belgium/Luxembourg BF 8,107.43 8,107.43 7,900.53 150,482.26 150,482.26 145,246.99
Denmark DK 1,476.73 1,476.73 1,461.10 27,420.56 27,420.56 26,861.65
Germany DM 404.46 400.36 388.36 7,549.59 7,472.60 7,;070.39
France FF 1,260.98 1,260.98 1,259.49 23,414.42 23,414.42 23,155.19
Greece Dr 22,631.60 22,631.60 31,250.40 470,661.30 470,661.30 49,307.96
Ireland Irish £ 140.22 140.22 133.60 2,606.19 2,606.19 2,577.14
Italy Lir 269,371.73 269,371.73 273,730.23 5,051,916.00 5,051,916.00 5,059,456.00
Netherlands Fl 453.39 448.82 435.36 8,463.60 8,333.90 7,934.65
Spain Pta 26,011.66 26,011.66 25,231.77 487,921.75 487,921.75 468,604.28

Sir Richard Body

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the EEC proposal in the current general agreement on tariffs and trade negotiations that an agricultural price freeze is sufficient to meet its short-term commitment to reduce agricultural support and protection levels in 1990; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Curry

The United Kingdom expects reforms in the CAP which have been agreed in recent years to result in aggregate levels of support in 1990 consistent with the Community's short-term GATT obligations.

Sir Richard Body

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the EEC uses the producer subsidy equivalent for the purpose of calculating total agricultural support; and why its outline proposals for agricultural reform tabled in the general agreement on tariffs and trade Uruguay round, measure reductions against a 1986 starting level.

Mr. Curry

The European Commission uses an aggregate measure of support known as the support measurement unit which is based on the OECD's producer

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