§ 31. Mr. Hoyleasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his estimates of the stocks of butter, beef and powdered milk in the EEC to the end of 1976.
§ Mr. BishopI can make no forecast for the level of intervention stocks to the end of 1976, since this will depend on market developments within the Community as a whole.
§ 41. Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the present stocks of butter and beef held in the United Kingdom by the Intervention Board and private storage, respectively.
§ Mr. BishopSubject to final verification, about 13,700 tons of beef and 3,700 tons of butter were held in stock by the Intervention Board at 25th June 1976. In addition, just over 4,000 tons of beef and 24,000 tons of butter were in store in the United Kingdom under Community-financed private storage arrangements.