§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a table of all intervention stocks of wheat held in each member state of the Common Market, stating the relative quality and cost of buying into intervention in each case; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryThe latest data that are available on a member state basis are at 7 June 1992, when EC intervention stocks of wheat were as follows:
('000 tonnes) Member state Common wheat Feed wheat Belgium 121 0 Denmark 109 42 Germany 4,237 53 Greece 4 0 Spain 0 0 France 3,939 0 Ireland 0 0 Italy 8 0 Luxembourg 3 0 Netherlands 0 0 Portugal 7 49 United Kingdom 0 9
Imports of fatty liver of geese or ducks by country of origin (kg) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Total of which imported from: 6,015 8,459 13,091 17,118 23,704 24,723 24,072 France 5,991 8,459 13,091 17,118 23,675 24,723 21,622 Phillipines 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium/Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,450 Source: HM Customs and Excise