§ Mr. Canavanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current amount and value of surplus food stored in the EEC; and what is the storage cost.
§ Mr. GummerA note setting out the volume of Community intervention stocks, including those of foodstuffs, on the latest available dates is deposited in the Library of the House and is updated monthly.
Stocks are valued only once a year. The value of Community stocks of beef, breadwheat, butter, skimmed milk powder and sugar on 30 November 1984 was £4.2 billion. Storage and handling costs of Community intervention stocks are not available.