§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each category of foodstuffs subject to levies the amount paid out by way of subsidy on exports to (a) other EEC countries and (b) third countries in 1980 and the amount which will be payable in 1981 at the current rate of subsidy if exports continue at the same rate as in 1980.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI have been asked to reply. The information for 1980 by main product group is as follows:
£000 Product (a) Other EEC Countries (b) Third Countries Cereals and rice 5,839 63,759 Milk and milk products 2,809 82,189 Oils and fats — 4 Sugar 45 1,945 Beef 6,514 23,090 Pigmeat 779 1,053 Eggs and poultry 1,006 2,246 Fruit and vegetables — 366 Fish — 2,388 Processed products 242 21,704 The subsidies on exports to other EEC countries are MCA payments. The subsidies on exports to third countries consist of export refunds and MCA payments. It is not possible to distinguish these two elements separately.
Detailed estimates of expenditure on export subsidies in 1981 on the basis requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.