HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 cc553-4W
Sir Richard Body

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total amount spent by the European Commission in export subsidies on agricultural products for each year since 1980; and how much was spent in respect of wheat for each of those years.

Mr. Curry

The expenditure charged to the Community budget on export refunds on agricultural products, excluding refunds on exports for food aid, and on wheat—grain and flour—for each year since 1980 is as follows:

(in mecu)
Export refunds on agricultural products Export refunds on wheat1
1980 5,695 n/a
1981 5,209 n/a
1982 5,054 n/a
1983 5,560 809
1984 6,619 492
1985 6,716 478
1986 7,409 692
2 1987 9,115 1,662
3 1988 9,686 1,228
1989 9,633 1,157
1 Expenditure on wheat not separately available before 1983.
2 Refers to expenditure incurred in a 10-month period (1 January-31 October 1987).
3 Refers to expenditure incurred in an 11½-month period (1 November 1987-15 October 1988).

Source: EAGGF annual reports.

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