§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) from information available from international sources, what was the average grower return from brussels sprouts, expressed in pounds per ton ex farm in the European Economic Community during 1970 or the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares with the average return in the United Kingdom market;
(2) from information available from international sources, what was the average grower return from brussels sprouts, expressed in pounds per ton ex farm in West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg during 1970 or the most recent 12 months 201W for which figures are available; and how this compares with the average return in the United Kingdom market.
§ Mr. PriorBrussels sprouts are not widely grown in the European Economic Community and information on the average prices is not available either for the Community as a whole or for the individual member-States. The average monthly prices for brussels sprouts in nine major wholesale markets in England and Wales in 1969 were as follows:
(£ per ton) January February March 53.60 85.60 96.80 April May June 111.30 — — July August September — 93.80 91.00 October November December 65.90 47.30 80.30