§ Mr. CurryTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the public expenditure in the current financial year to support activities which will fall under the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency. [48495]
§ Mr. RookerThose Ministry activities that are likely to fall under the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency are covered by MAFF programmes PP1:01, PP1:02, part of PP1:04, PP1:07, PP1:08, PP1:09 and EA1:06. Details of these programmes can be found in the MAFF/Intervention Board 1998 Departmental Report, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The total estimated provision for these programmes in the current financial year, after allowing for receipts, is approximately £55 million. This figure is for MAFF only and relates to direct costs; it makes no allowance for central service overheads associated with the work in question.