§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the amount spent by the European Commission in each of the past five years on the purchase of foodstuffs, by category, for (a) industrial processing, (b) feeding to animals and (c) destruction.
§ Mr, Peter WalkerFigures for the net losses of intervention agencies in connection with buying arid soiling are not broken down in the categories requested. Direct payments associated specifically with use of the end-product for industrial processing or animal feed are shown in the following table. There are no schemes devoted primarily to the destruction of food although some produce withdrawn by producer groups find no end use.
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DIRECT FEOGA PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE USE OF PRODUCTS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING OR ANIMAL FEED (£ million) Industrial processing Feed to animals 1975 Cereals — 0.3 Milk 46.0 373.5 Sugar 1.1 — Broad beans and field peas — — 47.1 373.9 1976 Cereals — — Milk 60.2 404.4 Sugar — 1.7 Broad beans and field peas — — 60.2 406.1 1977 Cereals — .0.1 Milk 71.6 384.8 Sugar — 0.3 Broad beans and field peas — — 71.6 385.0 1978 Cereals — 0.1 Milk 110.6 640.6 Sugar 0.2 0.7
(£ million) Industrial processing Feed to animals Broad beans and field peas — — 110.8 641.4 1979 Cereals — — Milk 132.6 713.7 Sugar 2.0 1.5 Broad beans and field peas — 9.9 134.6 725.1 sources:
1979 Figures from 1981 Draft Budget.
1978 Figures from 1988 General Budget.
1977 Figures from 1979 General Budget.
1976 Figures from 1978 General Budget.
1975 Figures from 1977 General Budget.