HC Deb 02 February 1987 vol 109 cc511-2W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements have been made by his Department to reimburse the charitable organisations which have undertaken to distribute the free food from the European Economic Community for their legitimate expenses.

Mr. Jopling

The European Commission is making payments available at a flat rate per tonne for re-packing foodstuffs into small amounts where necessary and for transporting them to charitable organisations' distribution points. The rates of payment for butter and beef are still under discussion in Brussels and will be announced to the charitable organisations as soon as possible. Costs of further distribution to individual recipients are for the charitable organisations themselves.