§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the EEC apple and pear grubbing grant scheme to commence; and if he will list The varieties of fruit covered by this scheme showing the estimated output by the individual Community nations for the latest available season.
§ Mr. StrangThe Scheme will formally commence after the Council of Ministers approves the Regulation and it is published
ESTIMATED AREA UNDER SELECTED VARIETIES OF DESSERT APPLES AND PEARS 1974 (000 Acres) Dessert Apples Dessert Pears Total area Golden Delicious Imperatore Red Delicious* Total area Passe crassane Belgium … … … … 21 10 — 9 — — Denmark. … … … … 18 2 — — 2 — France … … … … 190 115 — 16 70 1 German Federal Republic … 69 16 — — 7 — Ireland … … … … 2 — — — — — Italy … … … … 178 67 24 38 132 31 Luxembourg … … … … 1 — — — — — Netherlands … … … … 54 17 — — 17 — United Kingdom … … … … 52 2 — — 23 — * Includes Starking Delicious, which is a particular strain of Red Delicious for which separate figures are not available. Source: SOEC Eurostat Crop Production, February 1975 (converted from hectares into acres).