§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for the years since 1983–84 (a) the United Kingdom price for white sugar and (b) the world price, on the same basis as that given in his written answer of 9 May 1985, Official Report, column 497.
§ Mr. CurryThe information requested is given in the table:
Sugar prices United Kingdom price £/t1 World price £/t2 1983–84 364.57 1983 141.14 1984–85 364.57 1984 103.47 1985–86 368.96 1985 80.99 1986–87 3372.37 1986 104.20 1987–88 3389.69 1987 107.95 1988–89 1 July 1988 to 31 December 1988 386.40 1988 n/a 1 January 1989 to 30 June 1989 3397.55 1989–90 3401.96 1989 n/a 1 The price given is the effective United Kingdom support price for white sugar, ie the intervention price plus the storage levy. The storage levy changed in July 1986, 1988 and 1989. 2 The heading to this table in the rply dated 9 May 1985 should have indicated it gave the London daily price for raw sugar rather than white sugar. There is no single world price for white sugar. The raw sugar prices were obtained, as previously, from the International Sugar Organisation. 3 Indicates changes in green rates