HC Deb 23 July 1984 vol 64 c515W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has about the demand of the Republic of Cuba for imports of European Economic Community butter.

Mr. Jopling

The reply given to my hon. Friend on 19 July 1984, at column 268, listed European Community exports of butter to Cuba in the period 1979 to September 1983.

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why the Intervention Board for Agriculture Produce released the bank guarantee of around £4 million to British firms on behalf of the Dutch firm Messrs. Roombotefabrick on the basis of Cuban landing certificates for butter, when information was available from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise that the butter had been sent to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Mr. MacGregor

The board released the guarantees in the light of legal advice.