HC Deb 13 July 1977 vol 935 cc129-30W
Mr. Marten

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what

Range Reason for Closure
Rainham, Essex (Complex of five ranges) Usage no longer justified retention.
Purfleet, Essex (Two ranges of a five range complex) Revision of safety areas.
Rippon Tor (Devon) Dartmoor Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Bodmin, Cornwall Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Starcross, Devon Safety.
Shoeburyness, Essex No Regular unit now in Horseshoe Barracks.
Guisborough, Yorkshire Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Tywyn, Gwynedd Usage no longer justified retention.
Irvine, Strathclyde Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Ponclair, Strathclyde Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Strichen, Grampian Region Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Alexandria (Auchencarrach), Strathclyde Implementation of Nugent Recommendation.
Knockhill, Dunfermline Usage no longer justified retention.

will be the estimated value to the United Kingdom in £ sterling of the EEC butter subsidy.

Mr. Bishop

The United Kingdom is expected to receive about £50 million from EEC funds in respect of butter subsidy paid from its introduction on 1st May 1977 until 31st March 1978. The rate of subsidy to apply from April to December 1978 has still to be determined by the Council of Ministers.

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