HC Deb 16 May 1978 vol 950 c132W
Mr. Jay

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what amounts of the following commodities are now held in Intervention Board stores or EEC-aided private storage in the United Kingdom, and at what addresses the principal depots containing these stores are sited: cereals, beef, butter, sugar, and skimmed milk powder.

Mr. Bishop

Subject to final verification the following quantities of the commodities concerned were held by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce on 30th April 1978:

Barley 21,233 tonnes
Beef 15,540 tonnes
Butter 8,468 tonnes
Skimmed milk powder 59,610 tonnes

On the same date 3,366 tonnes of beef and 253 tonnes of butter were held in the United Kingdom under EEC-aided private storage arrangements.