HC Deb 10 December 1987 vol 124 cc256-7W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest available figures by commodity for the total amounts of food taken into European Economic Community intervention by the United Kingdom Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce; and if he will break these figures down by region.

Mr. Donald Thompson

At 30 September 1987 intervention stocks in the United Kingdom were:

Tonnes
Scotland 146.475
Northern Ireland 557.752
Total 1,040.829

B. Milk and milk products on which reimbursements were claimed as at 3 December 1987.
(Regional breakdown by location of charity claiming reimbursement)
Litres
Whole milk
England and Wales 2,991,289.28
Scotland 497,444.96
Northern Ireland 1,409,501.07
Total 4,898,235.31
Semi-skimmed milk
England and Wales 228,154.38
Scotland 551,279.04
Northern Ireland Nil
Total 779,433.42
Cheese Kgs.
England and Wales 7,397,786.42
Scotland 1,427,402.56
Northern Ireland 1,401,875.77
Total 10,214,529.75
Concentrated butter
England and Wales 81,777.93

Litres
Scotland 3,360.00
Northern Ireland Nil
Total 85,137.93