HC Deb 02 May 1985 vol 78 c199W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Lord Privy Seal what was the cost of the following Press Gallery facilities: (a) telephones, (b) stationery, (c) lighting and heating, (d) equipment, (e) maintenance, (f) cleaning and (g) subsidies to Press Gallery catering and bar in each of the last five years.

1981 1982 1983 1984 (provisional)
Guide price (ECU/t)* 760.0 858.8 927.5 941.4
Minimum price (ECU/t)* 722.0 815.9 881.2 894.4
World price-range*† (ECU/t) 410.86–526.20 446.69–635.05 624.92–726.31 604.19–641.43‡
Gross EC expenditure (MECUs) 54.9 96.95 140.00 88.22
EC production and quantity receiving aid* ('000 t) 374 333 428 465
Aid-range* (ECU/t) 349.14–233.8 223.75–412.2 201.19–302.58 299.97–337.21
Imports from third countries to EC ('000 t) 595.9 675.8 729.3 533.0||
Exports to third countries from EC ('000 t) 17.5 27.0 29.0 31.0||
* Information relates to marketing year, originally August/July and now September/August.
† For nondeseeded cotton, calculated by Commission.
‡ September/November only.
|| January/September only.