§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much rape seed is grown in the United Kingdom; what is the European Economic Community subsidy on its production; where it is processed; and how the economic cost of its production compares with the cost of imports into the United Kingdom for the same purpose.
§ Mr. GummerUnited Kingdom rape seed production, which totalled about 891,000 tonnes in 1985, is mainly processed in oilseed crushing plants in Liverpool and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, although some is also exported. A crushing subsidy is paid to Community processors of rape seed when necessary to make Community-produced seed competitive with third country supplies which enter the Community at the world price. At present the subsidy is £172.88 tonnes and the world price is about £140 a tonne.