HC Deb 19 November 1987 vol 122 cc665-9W
Mr. Terry Davis

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in theOfficial Report the current contents of each European Economic Community intervention food store in Britain; and what is the total annual cost to public funds of the operation of such food stores.

Mr. MacGregor

At 30 September 1987 intervention stocks at each location in the United Kingdom were as listed in the Table.

Provision in the Intervention Board's 1987–88 Supply Estimates (Class IV, Vote 1) for the storage and related costs of maintaining intervention stocks is £177.3 million towards which contributions from the EC budget were expected to total £100.9 million. However, it is likely that the actual expenditure will be significantly lower.

Intervention beef stocks as at 30 September 1987 United Kingdom
Location Tonnes
Aberdeen 2,763
Antrim 3,797
Avonmouth 147
Ballymena 1,020
Belfast 2,644
Bellshill 28
Bishop's Stortford 7
Blackburn 1,663
Bourne 6
Location Tonnes
Bridge of Allan 13
Bury St. Edmunds 1,645
Cambridge 7
Cannock 778
Cardiff 201
Coleraine 739
Colnbrook 307
Craigavon 6,300
Cullompton 69
Dagenham 12
Doncaster 17
Droitwich 89
Dundee 297
Dungannon 2,014
Eastleigh 64
Edinburgh 147
Exeter 206
Felixstowe 37
Fleetwood 41
Fraserburgh 344
Frome 156
Gateshead 57
Gillingham 218
Glasgow 345
Glenrothes 1,686
Grantham 5,848
Hertford 84
Hull 5,538
Inverness 324
King's Lynn 1,123
Leeds 921
Leicester 16
Lisburn 4,805
Liverpool 120
London 590
Lowestoft 14
Luton 15
Maidstone 77
Manchester 223
Newry 87
Newtownabbey 5,926
Northallerton 11
Northampton 106
Nottingham 56
Omagh 1,303
Oswestry 6
Paddock Wood 1,132
Peterborough 987
Peterhead 2
Plymouth
Pontefract 465
Portadown 5
Reading 29
Rhyl 16
St. Helens 5
Salford 223
Sherborne 45
Shrewsbury 991
Stourport-on-Seven 99
Strabane 235
Truro 265
Walsall 54
Warwick 64
Wigan 282
Wigston 50
Wolverhampton 386
Intervention SMP stocks as at 30 September 1987
Location Tonnes
Banbridge 1,405
Billingham 120
Bridgewater 8
Chard 364
Coleraine 105
Craigavon 40
Location Tonnes
Cumbernauld 101
Exeter (2) 1,586
Grymych 860
High Ercall 667
Knockin Heath 350
Llanelli 285
Market Drayton 160
Moneymore 46
Newton Abbot 10
Oswestry 120
Penrith 160
St. Clears 10
Stonehouse (Glos.) 20
Whitchurch (Salop) 1,080
Intervention butter stock by town as at 30 September 1987
Location Tonnage
Aberdeen 516
Annalong 680
Augher 21
Avonmouth 1,177
Aylesford 99
Ballymena 133
Banbridge 2,091
Banbury 1,148
Belfast 2,882
Birmingham 1,262
Blairgowrie 471
Bristol 12,654
Buxton 3
Cannock 2,662
Cardiff 8,840
Chard 14
Cheltenham 434
Coleraine 1,324
Colnbrook 4,691
Craigavon 1,577
Cullompton 7,642
Cwmbran 3,085
Dagenham 1,565
Dalcross 18
Derby 2,261
Doncaster 2,660
Droitwich 3,192
Dundee 558
Dungannon 380
Eastleigh 435
Easton 212
Edinburgh 1,277
Eglington 11
Evesham 1,806
Exeter 2,772
Fleetwood 1,819
Frome 5,074
Gateshead 426
Gillingham 888
Glasgow 4,782
Glenrothes 5,333
Goole 2,011
Grantham 4,520
Great Harwood 276
Grimsby 1,539
Hereford 742
Heywood 1,505
Hull 5,108
King's Lynn 2,079
Leeds 2,980
Leek 231
Lisburn 1,283
Liverpool 12,690
Llangadog 480
London 8,290
Londonderry 242
Lowestoft 1,581
Luton 911
Location Tonnage
Manchester 3,995
Merthyr Tydfil 760
Newport 2,359
Newton Abbey 1,907
Northallerton 364
North Shields 3
Nuneaton 955
Omagh 290
Oswestry 1,706
Peterborough 3,498
Plymouth 1,859
Pontefract 1,287
Portadown 1,208
Preston 1,808
Reading 522
Retford 1,020
Rhyl 1,482
Rochdale 712
Sevenoaks 1,606
Sheffield 1,166
Sherbourne 4,625
Shrewsbury 1,712
South Shields 1,378
St. Helens 1,126
Stoke 409
Stonehouse 894
Stourport 2,033
Strabane 941
Sutton-in-Ashfield 1,804
Swansea 2,213
Swindon 464
Tamworth 4,823
Taunton 876
Tewkesbury 1,890
Thetford 662
Truro 1,219
Walsall 198
Warrington 293
Warwick 1,348
Whitland 22
Wigan 38
Wigston 611
Wolverhampton 4,632
Yate 684
Yeovil 168
Cereals Intervention Stocks as at 30 September 1987
Location Tonnes
Airdrie 19,483
Alford 7,412
Alnwick 6,727
Aylesbury 16,703
Banbury 18,614
Bardney 26,179
Belford 12,112
Birmingham 78,378
Braintree 11,065
Bressingham 29,940
Chipping Warden 32,256
Christchurch 14,383
Cleveland 11,616
Clopton 24,445
Coventry 23,218
Doncaster 29,354
Downham Market 5,156
Driffield 9,176
Duns 97,729
Dysart 35,829
Ely 80,729
Felixstowe 69,307
Finmere 10,164
Foulsham 16,533
Glenrothes 23,655
Gloucester 55,135
Grantham 45,387
Location Tonnes
Hadleigh 5,186
Halesworth 82,768
Haresfield 13,459
Hartlebury 62,503
Hayes 4,495
Hemswell 69,434
Holton Le Clay 14,493
Honeybourne 15,329
Hull 25,225
Huntingdon 23,814
Ipswich 35,079
Keith 18,349
Kings Lynn 38,217
Kirkcaldy 14,408
Lincoln 38,618
Locharbriggs 40,884
Maldon 63,680
Manby 15,804
Market Rasen 10,717
Melmerby 6,832
Membury 6,509
Misson 20,324
Newmachar 12,169
Newmarket 41,901
Normanton 7,408
Ormiston 68,870
Owmby 9,005
Penicuik 9,989
Prees Heath 9,413
Raydon 9,113
Retford 18,783
Ringwood 56,192
Royston 19,630
Salisbury 64,197
Sawston 7,895
Scunthorpe 34,720
Selby 8,025
Sleaford 8,366
Snetterton 11,580
Spalding 4,400
Staughton 19,572
St. Ives 6,680
Stowmarket 26,099
Stracathro 48,409
Stretham 2,491
Swinderby 5,275
Swindon 17,124
Tangmere 2,504
Telford 6,184
Tranent 20,603
Turriff 41,122
Watford 60,506
Whittlesey 660
Whittlesford 19,396
Wimblington 15,407
Wisbech 42,161
Witney 7,897
York 17,325