§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total sum expended by the EC on export refunds for food and wine from free market and intervention stocks in respect of the export of food and wine to(a) central and east Europe and the Soviet Union and (b) the rest of the world, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and if he will include the payments in respect of food aid within these totals.
§ Mr. CurryIt is not possible to provide figures showing EC expenditure on export refunds broken down by destination. The table gives the total expenditure on export refunds and the amount within that attributable to food aid for 1990.
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Export refunds 1990 by commodity (£ million) Commodity Total export refunds Export refunds for food aid Cereals 1,742.2 39.3 Rice 26.7 6.4 Sugar 647.2 2.0
Commodity Total export refunds Export refunds for food aid Olive oil 95.0 1.0 Oilseeds 0.7 — Fresh fruit and vegetables 46.7 — Processed fruit and vegetables 9.5 — Wine 38.1 — Tobacco 43.1 — Milk and milk products 1,356.6 11.0 Beef 773.6 — Pigmeat 121.3 — Eggs and poultry 124.4 — Processed goods 356.5 — Total 5,381.4 59.6