§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the total cost of the common agricultural policy in each of the past five years; and if he will publish a separate table showing the total amount spent in the disposing of surpluses in each of these years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe following figures give details of the total cost of the common agricultural policy and the cost of disposing of European Community surplus foods through export refunds and internal disposal measures from 1977 to 1981.
Total CAP expenditure Surplus disposal expenditure £ million 1977 4,656 2,150 1978 5,971 2,900 1979 7,042 4,125 1980 7,220 4,450 1981 6,454 4,150 The information for 1977–1980 relating to total CAP expenditure comes from FEOGA financial reports. Surplus disposal expenditure estimates are derived from the same reports. For 1981 a Commission estimate of provisonal outturn has been used.