HC Deb 14 March 1985 vol 75 c261W
22. Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total sum spent by the European Economic Community in storing and disposing of surplus food and wine in 1984; and if he will express this in a sum per day.

Mr. MacGregor

Final figures for expenditure in 1984 are not yet available, but the budgetary provision for storing and disposing of stocks of commodities which are in structural surplus (cereals, sugar, wine, milk and beef) was £7,188 million or about £20 million a day.