§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the total amount of subsidy paid by the European Economic Community for the export of subsidised food to other nations outside the European Economic Community by member States of the European Economic Community in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will express this total as an amount per day;
(2) what was the total amount of food and fish, respectively, which was destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce in 1981; and if he will specify the individual amounts of each commodity which was destroyed or otherwise disposed of;
(3) what was the total amount spent by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce in paying subsidies to enable cheap food to be sent to foreign countries; and what were the comparable totals for each of the previous six years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.