HC Deb 06 April 1981 vol 2 c183W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what purposes the capital levy deducted from milk producers' returns is used; and what sums have been collected by the Milk Marketing Board in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.

Mr. Adam Butler

The purpose of the capital contribution by producers is to fund the Milk Marketing Board's capital development programme to the extent that other funding sources are insufficient to do so.

The sums raised by way of the levy are published annually in the board's annual report and accounts.