§ Mr. Moateasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the amounts of apples and pears taken into intervention during the last 12 months in the United Kingdom and for each EEC country, giving the proportion destroyed in each case.
§ Mr. WigginThe following table shows the information available in mid-May on withdrawals since 1 July 1979. The proportions destroyed are not yet known.
WITHDRAWALS (tonnes;) Apples Pears United Kingdom 8,330 3,429 Belgium 67,240 3,892 Denmark — — FRG 98,000 270 France 83,000 7,043 Ireland 1,100 — Italy 70,530 19,000 Luxembourg — — Netherlands 112,000 14,220