Mr. Teddy Talyorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total amount of various perishable foodstuffs and fish, respectively, which were withdrawn from the market by the intervention board in 1985; and what part of each of these totals was destroyed.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 4 March 1986, c. 89]: Estimated 1985 United Kingdom production of apples, pears, cauliflowers and tomatoes was 731,800 tonnes of which 16,663 tonnes (2.3 per cent) were withdrawn from the market and 11,660 tonnes (1.6 per cent.) destroyed. Provisional landings of fish in the same period were 753,000 tonnes of which 36,784 tonnes (4.9 per cent.) were withdrawn and 456 tonnes (0.06 per cent.) destroyed.