HC Deb 01 December 1988 vol 142 cc320-1W
24. Mr. Boswell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what reduction in the spending of the European Community has arisen from savings on the agricultural budget as a result of decisions by the European Council in or since December 1986.

Mr. MacGregor

Decisions taken in December 1986 and since to reduce Community spending on agriculture have been estimated by the Commission to have saved about 2.7 becu, or about £1,840 million by the end of 1988.

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