§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will bring up to date the information on the EEC tomato regime given in his reply to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby on 8 May 1985, Official Report, column 453.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonEEC production aid rates for tomato products are published in theOfficial Journal of the European Communities. Details for the marketing years 1985–86 and 1986–87 are listed in the following volumes which are in the Library of the House:
L205 of 3.8.85 (Regulation 2222/85);
L179 of 3.7.86 (Regulation 2077/86).
623WThe cost to the Community budget for production aid for tomato products was 528.6 mecu in 1985–86 and 260.4 mecu in 1986–87. No surplus tomato products have been stored at Community expense.
The information in respect of fresh tomatoes is as follows:
Compensation for withdrawals Mecu 1984–85 2.60 1985–86 89.56
Export refunds Mecu 1983–84 1.68 1984–85 1.73 1985–86 1 1 Figures not yet available.