HC Deb 16 December 1991 vol 201 cc78-9W
Mr. Hague

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of expenditure in 1990–91 and 1991–92 by the Intervention Board executive agency and the Agriculture Departments on market regulation under the common agricultural policy.

Mr. Gummer

[pursuant to his reply, 28 November, Official Report, c. 652]: Details of the outturn for 1990–91 and the latest forecast of outturn for 1991–92 in relation to market regulation are given in the table.

£ million
1990–91 (Actual outturn) 1991–92 (Forecast outturn)
Expenditure by the Intervention Board executive agency
Cereals 120.8 197.3
Oilseeds 236.4 250.6
Sugar 110.7 111.1
Beef and Veal 357.6 341.0
Sheepmeat 126.5 154.7
Pigmeat 6.6 3.5
Milk products 203.9 165.9
Processed goods 44.6 54.6
Others 55.2 54.4
Total 1,262.3 1,324.1
Expenditure by the Agricultural Departments
Repayments of cereals levies 19.2 1.7
Suckler cow premium scheme 73.7 70.4
Annual premium on ewes 201.8 276.1
Payments to producers giving up some milk production 59.6 54.5
Beef special premium scheme (Northern Ireland) 6.2 7.3
Orchard grubbing scheme — 1.5
Total 360.5 411.7
Grand total 1,622.8 1,735.8

Some of the expenditure shown benefits consumers and trade interests rather than United Kingdom producers.

The figures for the Intervention Board executive agency are net of various receipts treated as negative expenditure. Receipts from levies on the production and storage of sugar and isoglucose and on third country exports, which are regarded as Community own resources, are excluded.

Of the estimated outturn for 1991–92, £1,664 million is expected to be offset by receipts from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund including those in respect of financing intervention buying and the set-aside scheme; in 1990–91, the comparable figure was £1,584 million. However, because the United Kingdom is a net contributor to the European Community budget, the whole of this expenditure is attributable to the Exchequer. Receipts from the European Community do not always relate to expenditure in the period.

This information, coupled with my previous answer which focused on grants and subsidies, provides full details of MAFF expenditure on market regulation under the CAP and agricultural grants and subsidies.