HC Deb 28 January 1975 vol 885 cc145-6W
Mrs. Sally Oppenheim

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is the estimated cost, in a full year, of subsidies on butter, milk, bread, cheese, tea, and household flour, respectively.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

The table below shows the estimated cost of continuing the subsidies at their present rates for a full year. The actual level of expenditure in the coming year will depend on decisions still to be taken on the prices of subsidised foods.

£ million
Bread 79
Butter 69*
Cheese 59
Household flour 8
Milk 335
Tea 31
Total 581
* In addition about £11 million per annum is at present being contributed from EEC funds.