§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for each of the last five years, how much money,
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Cost of disposal of surpluses (£ million) … 1,610 2,120 2,660 3,890 5,580 Proportion of cost of Common Agricultural Policy (per cent.) … 61 59 57 65 80 Proportion of Community Budget (per cent.) 48 40 41 47 60 Note : The cost of disposal of surpluses has been taken to include export refunds, subsidised sales and other forms of disposal, including agricultural production aids but not intervention purchase and storage