§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the names of all the levy schemes which he operates and for each one the industry it is imposed upon, and the use to which the money levied is put and the amount collected for which most recent figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 24 October 1989]: The list includes levy schemes for which I have statutory 49W authority excluding marketing board levies. The organisation originating or operating these schemes is included in the list as I do not have responsibility for operating every scheme.
Organisation Levy Industry Purpose Amount collected Period European Community Milk Co-responsibility Levy (EC) Milk Producers 80 per cent. likely to go to market support measures, rest on promotion of dairy products and improvement of milk hygiene £52.8 million 1988–89 European Community Milk Supplementary Levy (EC) Milk Producers Levied on over-quota milk production proceeds used to finance disposal of EC dairy surplus £15.6 million 1988–89 European Community Cereals Co-responsibility Levy Cereals Industry Contributes to the costs involved in disposing of surplus production £50.8 million 1988 European Community Sugar Production Levies Sugar Processors who pass back 60 per cent. to beet growers Used to offset cost of export refunds on quota sugar £31.65 million 1988–89 European Community Storage Levy First marketing of sugar by producers and merchants Used to offset costs of storage refund scheme £26.37 million 1988–89 MAFF Sugar Beet (Research and Education) Fund Growers and Processors of Home Grown Sugar Beet Research and Education in matters affecting the growing of home grown sugar beet £1.7 million 1987–88 Meat and Livestock Commission Meat and Livestock Commission Levy General levy 3 species promotion levies on beef, sheep and pork Slaughters and exporters of live animals. Slaughters recover ½ general levy and all promotion levy from seller General activities on livestock, meat and meat production £17.7 million 1987–88 Meat and Livestock Commission Pig Industry Levy Scheme1 Pig Industry Eradication of Aujeszky's disease £4.3 million 1988–89 Home Grown Cereals Authority Home Grown Cereals Authority Levy Scheme 1987 Cereals Industry Market information service, R&D contribution to Food From Britain and promotion of British cereal exports £3.58 million 1988–89 Horticultural Development Council Horticultural R&D Levy Horticulture Industry To finance R&D levy is at the rate of ¾ per cent. on sales £1 million Apple and Pear Development Council This body is being wound up; a successor body which will operate under new rules is planned Sea Fish Industry Authority Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulation 1988 Confirmatory Order 1989 Sea Fish Industry Promotion of the efficiency of sea fish industry £3.4 million 1988–89 MAFF Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Fees for product licences for Animal Medicines Animal Health Industry Contributes to the cost of the licensing system for animal medicines £442,000 1988–89 MAFF Pesticides Levy Scheme Pesticides Industry Monitoring use and residues in foodstuffs, human tissues and the environment £2.45 million Beginning of 1989 International Cocoa Agreement $30 per tonne Cocoa importers Finance price stabilising measures $1.8 million 1 October 1988 to 30 September 1989 1 Levy suspended on 2 October 1989.