Surplus Food Scheme

HC Deb 17 March 1997 vol 292 c373W

Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the charitable organisations to which United Kingdom intervention beef will be distributed under the surplus food scheme in 1997. [20657]

Mr. Baldry

A total of 1,059 applications have been received by the Intervention Board from organisations wishing to distribute canned intervention beef under the surplus food scheme in 1997. These include charitable organisations and others such as local authorities. The distribution applications within the United Kingdom is:

• England: 792
• Scotland: 149
• Wales; 85
• Northern Ireland: 33.

These applications are being examined and the organisations considered acceptable will be formally designated in due course to distribute the canned beef.