§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the amount to be expended per week in disposing of food surpluses following the decisions of the European Council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe 1988 draft budget provides for Community expenditure on export refunds and internal disposal subsidies (including stock depreciation and loss on sale out of intervention) for commodities in structural surplus (cereals, sugar, olive oil, wine, beef, milk and milk products) of £221 million per week. This figure is not comparable with earlier years because systematic stock depreciation of new stocks is now included for the first time.