§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing how much was spent by the EEC on providing support in 1984 for dried peas and beans together with particulars of the expenditure; how much was for human and how much for other consumption; what percentage of the ex-farm price was accounted for by the subsidy directly or indirectly; and if he will provide corresponding figures for the past five years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information available for peas and beans is as follows:
* Due to the seasonality of market prices, this figure based on the marketing year to date is not comparable with other figures in the table.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the allowances of all kinds paid for rearing hill sheep have exceeded the difference between the market price and the guaranteed price of sheepmeat derived from an average hill sheep.
§ Mr. MacGregorI regret that the analysis requested is not possible because the guaranteed price for sheepmeat relates to the price of finished slaughter lambs of certifiable quality, whereas most hill sheep are sold as stores or for breeding or as cull ewes.