§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the final destinations of foodstuffs released from EEC intervention foodstores in Scotland in the latest available year.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now publish in the Official Report the average annual amount of foodstock held in EEC intervention foodstores in Dundee in each year since 1980 and the equivalent figures for Scotland overall.
§ Mr. John MacKayIntervention stocks are subject to fluctuation and averages for individual stores are not recorded. Stocks in Dundee at 1 January each year since 1980 were:
Tonnes Butter Beef 1980 — 13 1981 — — 1982 — — 1983 — — 1984 — — 1985 90 440 1986 540 679 I regret that information for the whole of Scotland could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the cost to the taxpayer of the operation of EEC intervention stores in Scotland in the latest year, including storage costs.
§ Mr. John MacKayIntervention costs are not available for individual countries of the United Kingdom since they are incurred in support of the United Kingdom market as a whole, irrespective of the location of stores.