§ Mr. Sproatasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what additional expenditure his Department expects to incur on the emergency and strategic food services in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerAdditional expenditure is essential on the maintenance of strategic reserves of food and to accommodate this a cash limit for Class 3 Vote 5, which covers this service, has been increased by £14.5 million. A Supplementary Supply Estimate will be presented in due course.