HC Deb 12 January 1977 vol 923 c496W
Mr. Marten

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much the dairy industries of each EEC country have contributed to the current stocks of butter and skimmed milk, respectively.

Mr. Bishop

According to information available to the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products on 6th January, stocks of butter and skimmed milk powder held in the intervention stores of member States were as follows:

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Butter Skimmed Milk Powder
Belgium 4,560 100,670
Denmark 8,720 29,780
Germany 87,090 581,450
France 67,410 306,680
Ireland 56,950
Italy
Luxembourg 790 6,950
Netherlands 6,740 43,760
United Kingdom 2,980 7,640

Butter may be offered only to the intervention agency of the member State in which it was produced, but skimmed milk powder can be offered to any intervention agency.