HC Deb 23 February 1979 vol 963 cc337-9W
Mr. Lee

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the value to date of all common agricultural levy payments

Mr. Denzil Davies

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22 February 1979; Vol. 963, c. 266], gave the fallowing information:

so far made to the Common Market central funds from the United Kingdom: if he will provide a breakdown of those funds commodity by commodity; and what was the date upon which such funds first began to be paid over to the Market.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The net amount of levies charged on food imported up to the end of October 1978 was £467 million. The value of all common agricultural levy payments so far made to the Common Market central funds from the United Kingdom is less that this figure because of the transitional arrangements laid down in the Treaty of Accession.

The information by commodity group is:

(£million)
Commodity Group February 1973–October 1978
Cereals and cereal products 268.7
Milk and milk products 118.1
Sugar 15.5
Beef and veal 10.4
Pig meat 18.4
Eggs 2.3
Poultry meat 1.8
Apples and pears* 20.7
Others 11.1
Total 467.0
* Accession Compensato Amounts.

The first payments of own resources to the Community, including agricultural levies, were subject to certain transitional arrangements and were made early in 1973.