§ 42. Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the balance of expenditure and commitments on the agricultural budget.
§ Mr. JoplingThe present Budget for 1986 as adopted by the European Parliament provides 22,009 mecu for expenditure under the common agricultural policy (CAP). The Commission has stated that this amount is insufficient to finance likely requirements and has proposed a supplementary budget which provides a further 1,015 mecu for CAP expenditure. The Commission has also suggested that it may be necessary to carry forward some expenditure into 1987, but it is too early to say whether this will happen.