§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was(a) the total amount paid by each member state of the EEC in cereals co-responsibility levy for each year since the co-responsibility levy has been operative and (b) the total tonnage of cereals produced in each member state of the EEC, showing in each case how much per tonne the co-responsibility levy represented.
§ Mr. JackInformation on the total amount paid by each member state in cereals co-responsibility levy, the total tonnage of cereals produced in each member state and the rate of the co-responsibility levy per tonne of cereals each year since 1986 is provided in the following tables.
185Wcommon wheat intervention price (5 per cent in 1991–92). The additional levy was charged in cases where the Maximum Guaranteed Quantity was exceeded. The basis of calculation was not consistent throughout this period.
§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the tonnage and average price of grain exported from the United Kingdom(a) generally and (b) separately for each country to which grain was exported in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. JackThe information sought cannot be produced without disproportionate cost to the Department. However, details for each type of grain covering total trade in volume and value, as well as a list of the major trading countries involved and their respective trade, can be found in the annual volumes of the "Overseas Trade Statistics for the United Kingdom" (MA 20) for 1989–91, while figures for 1992 can be found in the December 1992 issue of the monthly version (MM 20) of the same publication. Copies of these publications are in the House of Commons Library.
Details of grain classification within the Standard Industrial Trade Classification Division 04 are shown in the "Guide to Classification for Overseas Trade Statistics" (MA 21), which is also in the House of Commons Library. All the data itself can be found within table VI, section 0, 041–045.99 of the MA and MM 20s.
§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the size of the United Kingdom harvest in(a) tonnes and (b) value, at actual and at 1989 prices in each year since 1979;
(2) if she will list the quantity and value of grain produced in the United Kingdom in each year since 1979 giving value in real and 1990 prices.
§ Mr. JackI assume that my hon. Friend's first question refers to the cereals harvest. As values are not available at 1989 prices, I have answered both questions together showing values in actual, 1990 prices and as deflated by the index of retail prices (1990=100). The information is set out in the table.
United Kingdom Cereal Production and Value of Output Quantity (thousand tonnes) Value (£ million) Value at 1990 prices (£ million) Value deflated by RPI (1990=100) 1979 17,415 1,184 1,300 2,635 1980 19,480 1,463 1,548 2,758 1981 19,621 1,693 1,648 2,853 1982 21,910 2,062 1,888 3,200 1983 21,307 1,996 1,670 2,963 1984 26,602 2,420 2,319 3,421 1985 22,466 2,281 2,279 3,041 1986 24,489 2,153 2,139 2,776 1987 21,681 1,990 1,983 2,463 1988 21,162 1,821 1,907 2,148 1989 22,729 2,052 2,134 2,246 1990 22,583 2,055 2,055 2,055 1991 22,635 2,165 2,081 2,044 1992 22,063 2,221 2,050 2,022
§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will give the average price of imported wheat into the United Kingdom for each year since 1979, showing the quantity of all imported wheat in each of these years.
§ Mr. JackThe information sought on United Kingdom imports of wheat is as follows:
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Weight 000's Metric Tonnes Value £ million Average Price Per Metric Tonnes £ 1979 2,601 257 98.63 1980 2,256 233 103.12 1981 1,772 208 117.51 1982 1,554 182 117.12 1983 1,326 180 135.86 1984 1,123 168 149.90 1985 1,614 230 142.60 1986 1,708 236 138.32 1987 1,719 224 130.16 1988 1,641 222 135.08 1989 859 124 144.80 1990 873 109 124.65 1991 746 96 128.98 1992 1,276 182 142.83 Source: Central Statistical Office.