§ Mr. Proctorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report the cost of European Community subsidies for the export of surplus agricultural production to countries outside the Community in (a) 1979, (b) 1980, (c) 1981 and (d) 1982; and if he will estimate the comparable figure for 1983.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerCommunity expenditure on export refunds is as follows:
Year 1979 4,732 mecu (£3,070m) 1980 5,452 mecu (£3,300m) 1981 4,939 mecu (£2,750m) 1982 (provisional) 4,800 mecu (£2,650m) 1983 (estimate) 6,000 mecu (£3,550m) Sources:
1979–1981: European Commission: Annual Reports on the EAGGF Guarantee Section.
1982: European Commission: provisional outturn.
1983: EC Budget for 1983.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether there is a correlation between increases in common agricultural policy farm prices and increases in agricultural production for each commodity in surplus.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe level of agricultural production is affected by many factors, including the prices received by producers: producer prices in the Community are themselves influenced by several factors, including the support prices fixed by the Council of Ministers.