§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much was spent by the European Community agricultural fund, for each year from 1980 to the latest date for which figures are available on(a) intervention purchase and (b) export subsidy on those categories of oilseeds in contention in the GATT, together with an indication of quantities for each year.
§ Mr. CurryFigures for costs of intervention and export refunds for oilseeds (rapeseed, sunflowerseed and soya beans) are set out in the table. I will write to the hon. Member with the information which he seeks on quantities.
Year Intervention (mecu)1 Export refunds (mecu) 1980 8.9 3.7 1981 —5.3 5.4 1982 0 3.8 1983 —3.7 3.7 1984 2.1 0.4 1985 0.5 3.4 1986 0.05 2.3 1987 —0.4 64.0 1988 2.4 24.9 1989 7.4 5.8 1990 3.8 1.0 1991 0.5 0.5 1 A minus figure indicates that proceeds from sales exceeded costs of purchase and storage in the year in question.