§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what new areas of spending by national government on agriculture are permitted or obliged under the 1986 farm price review proposals; what restrictions have been placed under the agreement on the extent of such national funding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 1 May 1986, c. 476]: As part of the CAP price fixing agreement reached on 25 April member states will be permitted to top up Community payments under the milk quota buy-up scheme. The detailed rules for this remain to be fixed. Also member states will be permitted to fix and provide short-term private storage aid for wine; and the Council agreed a reduction in the Community's reimbursement to member states for their national expenditure on the financing and technical costs of intervention storage.
If member states adopt national measures affecting agriculture they are required to ensure that they are in accordance with the state aids provisions of the treaty of Rome.