§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what quantity of intervention stocks by commodity is held in England; and what the figures were(a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago;
(2) what quantity of intervention stocks, by commodity, is held in Northern Ireland; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago;
(3) what quantity of intervention stocks, by commodity, is held in Scotland; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago. (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago;
(4) what quantity of intervention stocks, by commodity, is held in Wales; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardResponsibility for this matter is delegated to the Intervention Board Executive Agency and I have asked the chief executive to reply to the hon. Gentleman direct.
Letter from Guy Stapleton to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 June 1993:
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your written Parliamentary Question (1836) tabled for answer on 25 June 1993:—
"To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what quantity of intervention stocks by commodity is held in England; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago".
I have been asked to answer the questions which you tabled in respect of stocks held in Scotland (1854), Wales (1855) and Northern Ireland (1853) over the same time periods.
The information is set out in the attached table. Current stocks are shown at 31 March 1993 and in earlier years, for all commodities except beef, at 30 June. Earlier year figures for beef are at 31 December, the only date which they are 381W available, because at the other times of the year they are collated only by intervention regions, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. You should be aware that intervention stocks are not always stored in the area in which they are produced.
Intervention Stocks in the United Kingdom tonnes Country and 1 Year Commodity Wheat Barley Rye Butter Skimmed Milk Powder Beef England 1993 66,707 896,150 517 7,246 480 91,345 1992 12,367 409,476 324 12,755 1,920 93,956 1991 12,562 346,034 131 25,922 5,850 83,463 1990 34,337 271,021 — 12,639 40 32,026 1989 209,287 297,707 — 7,698 — 1,081 Scotland 1993 43,281 448,581 — — — 11,286 1992 — 351,379 — — — 10,518 1991 — 329,046 — — — 9,017 1990 — 301,741 — — — 4,991 1989 — 318,033 — 10 — 292 Wales 1993 — — — 574 — 1,976 1992 — — — 859 — 1,934 1991 — — — 2,499 — 123 1990 — — — 1,628 — 145 1989 — — — 2,355 — 23 Northern Ireland 1993 — — — 3,208 865 60,535 1992 — — — 2,893 865 61,117 1991 — — — 8,716 3,745 51,767 1990 — — — 4,514 1,080 40,646 1989 — — — 2,153 — 7,334 1End May 1993 and end June for other years except for beef which is end December.