§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the co-responsibility levy due from the Milk Marketing Board has in fact been paid; and what has been the response of the United Kingdom's colleagues within the EEC to this requirement.
§ Mr. BishopThe final date for payment of the levy in respect of the period 16th September to 31st October 1977 is
Total Community withdrawals (tonnes) Disposals (to nearest '000 tonnes) FEOGA compensation paid‡£m. Product To charities etc. Use for animal feed Distillation into alcohol Unfit for use Cauliflowers … 19,850 … 2 — 18 0.47 Tomatoes … 135,911 3 10 — 122 3.80 Peaches … 35,182 2 … 7 26 2.41 Pears* … 176,468 5 12 152 7 6.38 Apples* … 827,280 13 143 307 364 28.56 Mandarins … 43,419 5 19 — 19 2.72 Oranges … 44,066† 18 2 — 21 2.87 Lemons … 11,370 4 — — 7 0.80 … Less than 500 tonnes. * Withdrawals high because of the record 1975 Community harvest for pears and in particular apples. † Includes some 3,000 tonnes sold to the processing industry. ‡ Converted UA/£ on a pro-rata average basis of the three representative rates which applied during this period (i.e. £1–1.96178 UA until 3rd August 1975, £1–1.86369 UA until 26th October 1975 and £1–1.75560 UA thereafter).