§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the quantity of feedstuffs required for the United Kingdom dairy herd; and what is his estimate of the effect which milk quotas will have on consumption of feedstuffs in 1984, 1985 and 1986.
European Community—Wine In millions of hectolitres Production Imports Exports Human consumption Wine distilled under EC measures Wine alcohol* produced under EC measures (MHL pure alcohol) Other wine distillation Processing other than distillarion† Total Of which 8 per cent, vol. & over 1973–74 175.7 7.0 4.3 124.6 5.9 1.1 n.k. 16.5 1.6 1974–75 165.9 4.9 4.3 132.8 20.3 2.5 n.k. 14.2 1.6 1975–76 150.0 4.4 5.2 134.4 2.2 0.8 n.k. 15.4 1.5 1976–77 153.8 4.7 5.4 131.4 5.4 1.4 1.2 12.2 1.4 1977–78 133.5 5.0 6.1 129.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 9.4 1.4 1978–79 143.9 5.2 7.2 127.2 1.7 0.8 0.6 9.6 1.5 1979–80 182.4 5.3 8.4 129.5 18.2 2.7 1.4 12.9 1.8 1980–81 163.9 4.9 9.0 127.5 22.9 3.7 1.9 11.7 1.4 1981–82 140.1 5.1 10.5 124.7 14.1 2.1 1.3 9.2 1.5 1982–83‡ 169.7 5.5 11.4 126.4 21.7 3.2 1.7 8.7 1.7 Source: EC Commission.
Notes:
1. Production, import and export figures are for the Community of Ten.
2. Human consumption figures are for the Community of Ten except in 1973–74 and 1974–75 when only Community of Nine figures are available. All remaining figures are for the Community in its composition on the dates shown.
3. Figures for each year may not tally due to changes in the level of stocks held by producers and traders.
* In addition to alcohol from wine distillation alcohol from EC distillation of the by-products of wine-making is included.
† Includes production of vinegar and vermouth.
‡ Provisional.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements have been made by the European Economic Community Ministers of Agriculture for curtailing the production of wine.
§ Mrs. FennerThe Agreement reached by the Community Ministers of Agriculture on 31 March contained a number of disincentives to over-production of wine. These included the first ever reduction in guide
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§ Mr. MacGregorThe dairy sector accounts for about one-third of the estimated annual United Kingdom consumption of 19 million tonnes of concentrated animal feedingstuffs. The effect on feedingstuff consumption of the introduction of milk quotas will depend on a number of factors, including decisions taken by individual farmers, and it is not possible to give any reliable estimates.