HC Deb 01 December 1986 vol 106 cc472-3W
Mr. Steen

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out in tabular form the milk quota for 1986–87, in thousands of tonnes for each of Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark; and what information he has about the population of each country.

Mr. Gummer

The 1986–87 milk quota for each member state named by my hon. Friend and the latest information available to my Department relating to each country's population is as follows:

Member state 1986–87 Quota 1,000 tonnes (excluding Community Reserve) Total Population1 '000
Germany 23,553 61,175
France 26,508 54,947
Netherlands 12,074 14,424
Belgium 3,611 9,855
United Kingdom 15,725 56,488
Republic of Ireland 5,296 3,535
Denmark 4,883 5,112
1Source: Eurostat