HC Deb 20 July 1933 vol 46 cc132-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for each year since 1979, what has been the European Community expenditure, on

Common Agricultural Policy Expenditure on Public and Private Storage
1979 1980 1981
mecu (£million) mecu (£million) mecu (£million)
Milk products 854 (554) 484 (293) 329 (183)
Cereals 118 (77) 213 (129) 398 (222)
Sugar 240 (156) 273 (165) 344
(191)
Beef 417 (217) 504 (305) 393 (219)
Fruit and vegetables 84 (54) 95 (58) 107 (60)
Wine 24 (16) 76 (46) 91 (51)
Others 71 (46) 95 (58) 153 (85)
TOTAL 1,808 (1,174) 1,740 (1,054) 1,815 (1,011)

Common Agricultural Policy Expenditure on Public and Private Storage
1982 1983 1984
mecu (£million) mecu (£million) mecu (£million)
Milk products 307 (171) 974 (555) 1,255 (776)
Cereals 454 (253) 650 (370) 767 (475)
Sugar 490 (273) 513 (292) 425 (263)
Beef 342 (191) 465 (265) 437 (270)
Fruit and vegetables 192 (107) 188 (107) 157 (97)
Wine 108 (60) 132 (75) 146 (90)
Others 123 (70) 143 (82) 176 (109)
TOTAL 2,016 (1,125) 3,065 (1,746) 3,363 (2,080)

Notes

(a) Sources: 1979–1982, outturn figures from EC Commission financial reports 1983, estimates for Preliminary Draft Supplementary and Amending Budget No. 2 1984, estimates for Preliminary Draft Budget.

(b) Figures include withdrawals by producer groups for the fruit and vegetables and fish sectors.

(c) Storage costs for sugar are financed by the industry through a storage levy.