§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much has been deducted from farmers in each of the 12 EEC states in cereals co-responsibility levy in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryInformation provided by the Commission of the European Communities on cereals co-responsibility levy receipts in each member state is set out in the table. These omit Portugal because under its accession terms Portuguese farmers are exempt from levy until 1991. It should be noted that levy is not necessarily collected in the country of origin of the grain.
MECU (Budget) 1986 1987 1988 1989 Belgium 5.203 18.958 13.814 12.89 Denmark 1.841 12.081 9.615 35.39 Germany 16.749 65.130 132.853 67.15 Greece 0.877 1.458 6.084 6.19 Spain — 38.765 33.971 69.91 France 10.337 103.625 305.016 311.61 Ireland 0.766 4.131 9.390 6.68 Italy 10.074 37.430 33.589 56.24 Luxembourg 0.069 0.419 0.280 0.30 Netherlands 0.769 22.110 20.210 6.74 United Kingdom 9.745 62.732 71.837 116.11 EEC 56.430 361.839 636.660 689.22