HC Deb 12 May 1982 vol 23 c265W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to his answer of 2 April, Official Report c. 210, if he has now obtained from the Commission the information in relation to the amount of food, fish and wine which was destroyed or otherwise disposed of by each of the other member States of the European Economic Community in 1981; and if he will publish the figures in the Official Report.

Butter Cheese
Year Tonnes Percentage of total United Kingdom supply Tonnes Percentage of total United Kingdom supply
1971 146,700 30.9 71,408 19.0
1972 117,700 24.8 64,315 16.5
1973 130,895 25.9 47,344 11.7
1974 117,358 20.9 16,600 4.0
1975 110,790 18.4 30,300 6.6
1976 130,980 22.9 30,600 6.8
1977 137,713 24.6 13,200 3.1
1978 125,000 21.1 2,076 0.5
1979 119,503 22.3 101 0.03
1980 107,971 22.9 7,149 1.6

Footnote: Due to differences in recording practices, some of these figures do not correspond exactly to the entitlements allowed for under the arrangements operated by the European Community.