HC Deb 01 July 1980 vol 987 cc551-2W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the value of the surplus of refined sugar currently held in storage throughout the EEC.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

No sugar is currently held in public intervention stores anywhere in the Community. I regret that no estimate of the value of sugar held in private store is available.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's present and future policy regarding the International Sugar Agreement.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The Government continue to support Community accession, on suitable terms, to the International Sugar Agreement.