§ 34. Mr. Hoyleasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the stocks of food being held in Great Britain because of the operation of the common agricultural policy.
§ Mr. BishopSubject to final verification, 10,268 tonnes of butter, 51,286258W tonnes of skimmed milk powder, 12,770 tonnes of beef and 21,327 tonnes of barley were held in Great Britain by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce on 31st May 1978. It is understood that about 13,700 tonnes of intervention beef is currently being stored in Great Britain by the Republic of Ireland. On the same date 13,680 tonnes of butter, 897 tonnes of beef and 22 tonnes of pig-meat were held in Great Britain under EEC-aided private storage arrangements.