§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much of each foodstuff is currently in European Economic Community intervention food stores in the United Kingdom; and what is the value of each and the yearly cost of storage.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is:
Tonnes Value £ Barley 84,336 9,630,381 Breadwheat 93,082 11,728,339 Feedwheat 869 99,213 Butter 155,248 299,563,545 Skimmed milk powder 171,661 176,162,793 Beef 15,159 42,907,322 Stock levels fluctuate throughout the year. However, information about the total cost to the Government of storing intervention commodities is published in the intervention buying accounts, the most recent of which was presented to Parliament as House of Commons Paper 360 on 3 May 1983.