§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total tonnage of surplus food in European Economic Community private and public stores at the most recent date for which figures are available; what were the comparable totals on the same date in each of the previous three years; and what was the increase in such total stocks each day over the past 12 months.
§ Mr. GummerA note setting out the volume of produce, including foodstuffs, in intervention and private storage in the European Economic Community on the latest available dates is deposited in the Library of the House and is updated monthly. Information on EC stock levels at the end of December in each of the three previous years is as follows: 543W Figures showing the increase in stocks on a day-to-day basis over the past 12 months are not available.