§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish for each horticultural product the value and quantity taken off the United Kingdom market under price support schemes in 1982 and 1983 to the latest available date.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information requested is as follows:
1982 1983 (provisional) Quantity (tonnes)
Value (£)
Quantity (tonnes)
Value (£)
Apples 12,299 380,823 14,885 1,407,811 Pears 199 4,051 713 82,679 Cauliflowers 8,200 348,883 680 147,348 Tomatoes 54 3,171 181 10,794 Source: United Kingdom Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.
Note: The value is the compensation paid to producers' organisations in the year concerned, some of which may be in respect of quantities withdrawn in the previous year.