§ Mr. Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list the financial contribution of the United Kingdom to the EEC common agricultural policy over the past five years.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe United Kingdom contributes to the Community budget as a whole rather than to individual items of Community expenditure. The following table gives the United Kingdom's contribution share of EC own resources, before any abatements, and details of Community expenditure and United Kingdom receipts under the CAP:
Year United Kingdom contribution to budget per cent. CAP expenditure £ million United Kingdom receipts from CAP £ million 1982 24.2 7,294 757 1983 22.1 9,759 1,085 1984 21.8 11,150 1,311 1985 23.4 12,084 1,187 1986 119.5 14,919 1,351 1 Budget figure: outturn not available.
§ Mr. Grocottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, pursuant to his answer of 13 July, Official Report, column 350, about the common agricultural policy, he will now state the average cost per head in the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom net contribution to the common agricultural policy in 1987.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have nothing to add to my previous reply to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for all common agricultural policy products the amount consumed in the United Kingdom and the difference between the world price and the threshold or other minimum price payable to United Kingdom producers;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for all common agricultural policy products the current levy, the monetary compensation amount, the threshold price and the world price.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI shall write to the hon. Member.