HC Deb 28 February 1985 vol 74 cc290-2W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each member state the amount spent under the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guarantee section in 1983 compared with 1972 and 1979 together with the estimate for 1984; and if he will break the total down (a) by product and (b) by export refunds, storage aids and so on.

Mr. Jopling

[pursuant to his reply, 21 February 1985, c. 584]: Information on the amounts appropriated for the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund may be obtained from the Community budgets for the years in question as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The relevant documents have been deposited in the House of Commons Library under the following references:

  • 1972 Budget—OJ. L202 of 4.9.72
  • 1972 Budget (Supplementary No. 2) — OJ. L287 of 26.12.72
  • 1979 Budget—OJ. L23 of 31.1.79
  • 1979 Budget (Supplementary No. 3) — OJ. L41 of 18.2.80
  • 1983 Budget—OJ L19 of 24.1.83
  • 1983 Budget (Supplementary No. 2) — OJ. L331 of 28.11.83
  • 1984 Budget—OJ. L12 of 16.1.84
  • 1984 Budget (Supplementary No. 1) — OJ. L329 of 17.12.84
Information on actual expenditure from the Guarantee Section and receipts of sugar levies for 1972, 1979 and 1983 is set out in the EC Commission's EAGGF Financial Reports which have been deposited in the House of Commons Library under the following references:
  • 1972 EAGGF Report—R/731/74 of 20.3.74
  • 1979 EAGGF Report (Guarantee) — 11488/80 of 19.11.80
  • 1983 EAGGF Report (Guarantee) —9372/84 of 26.9.84 The 1984 report is not yet available.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated expenditure for each of the principal products under the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guarantee scheme in 1984 compared with the amount appropriated: and if he will provide corresponding figures for expenditure in 1972, 1979 and 1983.

Mr. Jopling

[pursuant to his reply, 21 February 1985, c. 584]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him earlier today.