Grain Surplus (Hansard, 17 July 1985)

HC Deb 17 July 1985 vol 83 c189W 189W

§ Mr. Tom Cox
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the cost of the storage of grain surplus to needs for each of the last three years.

§ Mr. MacGregor
Expenditure on storage, including handling and other incidental costs, of cereals purchased into intervention in the United Kingdom was as follows:

£ million

1982–83 19.6

1983–84 30.6

1984–85 ^*30.4

^* Provisional.

	£ million
1982–83	19.6
1983–84	30.6
1984–85	^*30.4
^* Provisional.