HC Deb 22 July 1987 vol 120 c236W
Mr. John Marshall

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he now has to reimburse charities for all the costs involved in the distribution of free European Economic Community butter to pensioners.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Community-funded payments were made for the cost of packaging and of transport to the charities' own distribution points. As we made clear at the outset of the scheme to representatives of the charities, neither Community nor national funds are available for other costs.