§ Sir Richard Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tonnes of feed wheat were grown in the United Kingdom and subsequently put into intervention stores between the beginning of the 1985 harvest and the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Gummer1.1 million tonnes of wheat were taken into intervention in the United Kingdom between the start of the 1985 harvest and 28 February 1986. All this is believed to be of United Kingdom origin.
§ Sir Richard Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food wht has been the average price received for feed wheat when sold out of intervention stores between the beginning of the harvest and 13 December 1985.
§ Mr. GummerThe weighted average price of all home and export sales over this period of wheat bought in at the common intervention price was £83.71 per tonne.
§ Sir Richard Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the average price paid by the United. Kingdom taxpayer for each tonne of feed wheat taken into intervention stores between the beginning of the 1985 harvest and 13 December 1985.
§ Mr. GummerThe weighted average price paid for wheat taken into United Kingdom intervention stores over this period was £117.67 per tonne.
§ Sir Richard Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether any tonnes of feed wheat have been taken out of intervention stores between the beginning of the 1985 harvest and 13 December 1985 to be given away free; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerNo.