§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which foodstuffs are in surplus in the EEC; and what are the amounts and value in £ sterling of such surpluses.
§ Mr. BishopBecause of seasonalities in production and marketing it is not possible to provide precise estimates of surpluses. But the table below provides the data on intervention stocks at the latest available date as well as EEC forecasts on subsidised disposals. There is, of course, an element of double counting between the two sets of figures.