§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the amount of food which, to date, has been issued to the needy under the free food scheme for each country and each product; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply. 30 March 1988. c. 563.]: The Council has determined a budgetary allocation of 100 million ECUs for the free food scheme for 1988, within which total the Commission has allocated funds to each member state, and has authorised release as follows:
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Member state Financial limit (MECUs) Maximum quantities which may be drawn from intervention stores subject for each member state to the overriding financial limit stated 3,100 tonnes of beef Ireland 2.35 24 tonnes of butter 500 tonnes of beef Italy 15.90 15,000 tonnes of durum wheat 450 tonnes of butter 3,300 tonnes of beef 450 tonnes of olive oil Luxembourg 0.10 30 tonnes of soft wheat 20 tonnes of butter 10 tonnes of beef Netherlands 1.50 150 tonnes of butter 300 tonnes of beef Portugal 5.70 650 tonnes of soft wheat 350 tonnes of durum wheat 350 tonnes of butter 1,550 tonnes of beef United Kingdom 15.00 3,000 tonnes of butter 2,000 tonnes of beef