§ 43. Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the likely export of United Kingdom-grown cereals arising from the harvest of 1982 and the minimum resultant cost to public funds.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithAccording to the latest estimate published by the Home-Grown Cereals Authority, just over 6 million tonnes of cereals will be available for export from the United Kingdom this season. The extent to which it will be possible to export this quantity, and the level of public expenditure involved, will depend on a number of factors. These include, in particular, the proportion of United Kingdom exports going to Community and non-Community countries respectively, the strength of demand for cereals on the world market, and the relationship between Community and world market prices.