§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has made any estimate of the proportion of United Kingdom Government aid which relieves hunger and starvation.
§ Mr. RaisonIt is not possible to give a valid figure. Many parts of the aid programme help relieve hunger and starvation and we attach great importance to agriculture, by which developing countries are helped to help themselves. Approximately 7.5 per cent. of the aid programme for 1982 to 1983 was spent on food aid.
Common agricultural policy intervention or guide price for principal commodities and MCA percentages as at 20 February 1984 MCA percentage Commodity Common intervention or guide price ECU/tonne Belgium Luxembourg Germany *Greece France Ireland Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Beef and Veal (liveweight) 1,863.8 0 0 +9.8 -5.6 -4.4 0 -1.0 +5.8 +6.2 Sheepmeat 3,675.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Pigmeat †1,602.0 0 0 +9.8 -5.6 0 0 -1.0 +5.8 +6.2 Butter (82 per cent. fat) 3,578.6 0 0 +10.8 -5.6 -3.4 0 -1.0 +6.6 +6.2 Skimmed milk powder 1,496.4 0 0 +10.8 -5.6 -3.4 0 -1.0 +6.6 +6.2 Common wheat 200.00 0 0 +10.3 -5.6 -4.4 0 -1.0 +6.2 +6.2 Feed grains 200.00 0 0 +10.3 -5.6 -4.4 0 -1.0 +6.2 +6.2 Rice (paddy) 322.48 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Olive oil 2,299.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Sugar (white) ‡534.7 0 0 +9.8 -5.6 -4.4 0 -1.0 +5.8 +6.2 Wine║● ¶3l.9 n.a. n.a. +9.8 -4.6 0 n.a. 0 n.a. n.a. * Some support prices in Greece are different as a result of transitional arrangements. † Lower intervention price. ‡ United Kingdom price excluding storage levy = 546.8 ECU/tonne. ║ Activating price for red table wine of 10 per cent. alcoholic volume. ¶ per hectolitre. ● MCAs are applied in producing member states only and negative MCAs are subject to a meeting arrangement. n.a.=Not applicable; Commodity to which MCAs do not apply.