§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the food promotion budget level allocated by his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will publish the equivalent figures for France and Germany.
§ Mr. CurryThe Government grant to Food From Britain in the last five financial years was:
£ million 1987–88 4.1 1988–89 4.2 1989–90 4.5 1990–91 4.5 1991–92 4.5 The expected level for 1992–93 is £4.8 million.
The equivalent body in Germany, CMA, has over this period been funded entirely by levies on the food and agricultural industries, with no Government grant. The equivalent body in France, SOPEXA, has been partly funded by the French Government. The amount of grant was 250 million francs in 1991: information on other years is not readily available.