§ Mr. Johnasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the proportion (a) of total cereals produced in the United Kingdom and (b) of cereals used in animal feed which will be liable for co-responsibility levy; and if he will give information on equivalent figures for the European Community.
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§ Mr. Jopling[pursuant to his reply, 23 June 1986, c. 43]: I estimate that for both the United Kingdom and the Community as a whole the proportion of total cereals production liable to the levy will be about three-quarters and the proportion of cereals used in animal feed so liable around a half. These estimates are necessarily broad, given the uncertainties surrounding the size of the 1986–87 harvest and the proportions entering the different outlets both in the United Kingdom and in the whole Community.