§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will tabulate in the Official Report the EEC 1976 appropriations in respect of public and private storage of agricultural produce, excluding cost of purchase and sales
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1976 APPROPRIATIONS IN RESPECT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STORAGE MUA Commodity Chapter Article/Item Heading 1976 Appropriations Cereals 60 6015 Purchases and subsequent operations 61.7 Rice 61 611* Intervention in respect of rice 1.3 Milk and milk products 62 6213 Private storage (of skimmed milk) 1.0 6214 Public storage and special sales disposal procedures (of skimmed milk) 273.6 6220 Private storage (of butter and cream) 30.0 6221 Public storage and special measures for the disposal of public stocks of butter 151.5 6230 Storage of cheese 11.9 468.0 Oils and fats 63 6311 Storage (of olive oil) 10.5 6331 Storage (of colza, rape and sunflower seeds) 1.0 11.5 Sugar 64 6412 Reimbursement of storage costs 143.6 6413 Public storage token entry 143.6 Beef and veal 65 6510 Private storage 62.6 6511 Public storage 301.5 364.1 Pigmeat 66 661* Intervention in respect of pigmeat 8.0 Wine 69 6910 Aid for private storage 50.9 6911 Aid for the re-storage of table wines 2.0 52.9 Tobacco 70 7011 Storage 8.0 Fisheries 71 7111 Aid for private storage 1.0 Flax and hemp 73 730* Intervention in respect of flax and hemp 16.6 Titles 6 and 7—total 1,136.7 (£474 m.) * These articles/items include provision for aid other than storage e.g. acreage payments and production refunds. Figures drawn from the General Budget of the European Communities for the Financial Year 1977 (O.J. Vol. 20 No. L79 of 28th March 1977). subsidies, but including transport and handling costs, interest payments to member States and net loss of value of items in public storage and where possible broken down by these categories and by commodities together with appropriate totals.
§ Mr. BishopI regret that this information is not available in the form requested. The most detailed information available, which is taken from the general budget of the EEC Communities, is set out below. A few of the listed items include budget appropriations for costs other than storage.