§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the estimated food types and quantities which were in storage in the United Kingdom under European Economic Community agreements on 3 January.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonFood types and quantities in storage under EC regulationary provisions on 31 December 1988, (the nearest available date) were as follows:
Tonnes Intervention stocks Private storage Beef 25,000 2,497 Butter 24,179 448 Grain1 1,162,000 0 Pigmeat 0 62 Sugar 0 2967,878 1 Including grain for animal feed. 2 Stocks held under community storage refund scheme plus regional minimum stock held by cane sugar refiner.