HC Deb 20 February 1986 vol 92 cc333-4W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total sum which has now been provided in the European Economic Community budget for 1986 for the payment of export rebates and other sums to enable food and wine to be exported to nations outside the EEC; and what was the actual amount spent on these activities in each of the past six years, respectively.

Mr. Jopling

7,568 mecu have been provided in the Community budget for 1986 for refunds on food and wine exported to third countries. Community expenditure on these refunds in the past six years was:

mecu
1980 5,452.3
1981 4,938.6
1982 4,764.2
1983 5,220.5
1984 6,203.6
1985 *6,587.8

* provisional

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