§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the sales of surplus food at special low prices proposed by the European Commission to be financed by the £2,000 million special fund will be subject to the agreement of the management committee.
§ Mr. GummerThe European Commission has the responsibility for measures disposing of stocks of agricultural products held in public intervention. It is usual for Commission measures for stock disposal to be put to a management committee for its opinion.
However, the Commission has made no proposals for a special fund to finance stock disposals.
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the proposal by the European Commission that agricultural spending in 1986 should be further increased by £500 million and that a special fund of £2,000 million should be established for surplus disposal.
§ Mr. GummerI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.