§ 20. Mr. CanavanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the most up-to-date estimate of the amount and value in pounds sterling of surplus food and drink in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the EEC as a result of the common agricultural policy.
§ Mr. RyderA note setting out the volume of stocks of agricultural commodities held in intervention and assisted private storage in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the EC as a whole, is deposited in the Library of the House and is updated monthly. The estimated value of the stocks listed in the most recently deposited note, depreciated as now required following the February 1988 European Council agreement, is £125 million for the United Kingdom, and £14.6 billion for the EC as a whole.