§ Mr. Newensasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the total quantities of the various food products at present held in stores throughout the EEC as the result of intervention buying.
§ Mr. BishopThe latest figures, reported by the Commission, for stocks in public intervention stores are:
Tonnes Beef and veal 154,053* Cereals 1,953,824† Butter 272,694‡ Skimmed milk powder 510,584‡ Olive oil 94,498‡ NOTES:
*7 March 1979;† 13 March 1979;
‡ 15 March 1979.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the total quantities of the various food products at present held in stores in the United Kingdom as the result of intervention buying.
§ Mr. BishopOn 28 February 1979, and subject to final verification, the intervention board for agricultural produce held in the United Kingdom accepted stocks of 31,588 tonnes of butter, 31,134 tonnes of skimmed milk powder, 20,921 tonnes of barley and 15,004 tonnes of beef.
In addition it is understood that on 20 January 1979 about 2,770 tonnes of intervention beef was stored in the United Kingdom by the Republic of Ireland.