§ 27. Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the sum in the 1983 budget of the European Community in respect of agricultural guarantee expenditure; and what is the current estimate of outturn expenditure for 1983.
§ Mr. JoplingThe original 1983 budget provided 14,087 million ecu — about £8,000 million — for agricultural guarantee expenditure. The Commission has not offered a revised forecast of outturn, but is likely to propose a supplementary budget in the near future.