§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether he will publish in the Official Report a list showing the total expenditure on food subsidies, by food product, for the calendar years 821W 1975 and 1976, showing the proportions of the expenditure borne by the Fonds Europdéens d'Orientation et de Garantie Agricole; and which subsidies were initiated by Her Majesty's Government and which by the European Community.
§ Mr. MaclennanTotal expenditure on the general food subsidy programme has been as follows:
£ million 1975 1976 Bread … … 83.1 57.9 Butter … … 1081* 80.2† Cheese … … 63.8 45.3 Flour … … 7.8 7.6 Milk … … 359.2 228.9 Tea … … 29.8 24.1 Total … … 651.8 444.0 * Of which 18 per cent, borne by FEOGA. † Of which 16 per cent, borne by FEOGA. All the subsidies were introduced on the initiative of Her Majesty's Government; the subsidy on butter, however, was paid under EEC regulations.