§ 52. Mr. Cunliffeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what will be the estimated cost to the United Kingdom of the projected sale of surplus butter to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
§ Mr. GummerNo sales have been finalised so far this year, although some are expected soon. The cost to the Community is the difference between the buying-in price and the release price, which is set by competitive tender, offset by savings in storage costs. The United Kingdom contributes to the Community budget as a whole, rather than to individual items, at a rate of about 20 per cent. abated by the Fontainebleau mechanism.