Lupin Seed

HC Deb 18 October 1993 vol 230 cc183-4W

Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information she has received from the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods about the toxic components of lupin seed.

EC Cereals Production 1986–87 to 1991–921
('000 tonnes)
	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92
Belgium	2,345	1,920	2,207	2,243	1,996	1,979
Denmark	7,968	7,271	8,067	8,808	9,606	9,169
Germany	25,590	23,770	27,112	26,113	37,580	39,289
Greece	5,263	5,071	4,587	4,534	4,042	5,607
Spain	15,974	19,814	23,146	19,346	18,230	18,851
France	50,100	52,242	55,866	57,310	55,118	60,232
Ireland	1,831	1,992	1,979	1,872	1,970	2,093
Italy	17,796	17,436	16,563	16,207	16,286	18,202
Luxembourg	48	61	124	124	126	138
Netherlands	1,261	1,145	1,217	1,363	1,388	1,296
Portugal	1,593	1,563	1,295	1,643	1,200	1,543
United Kingdom	24,511	21,676	21,110	22,725	22,566	22,635
Total	154,280	153,960	163,273	162,289	170,108	181,035
Source: EC Commission's Cereals Bilans.
1 Cereals marketing year runs from I July to 30 June.

Total EC payments of cereals co-responsibility levy (Basic and Additional) (Thousand ECU)
	19861	19872	19883	19894	19904	19914
Belgium	5,203	18,958	15,538	14,932	11,602	14,527
Denmark	1,841	12,081	14,621	40,509	29,315	50,376
Germany	16,749	77,866	148,822	104,688	87,409	151,123
Greece	877	4,592	9,204	13,918	9,189	7,686
Spain	—	33,765	33,971	71,743	80,204	59,073
France	10,337	103,625	315,827	329,104	273,701	390,911
Ireland	766	5,106	9,434	10,816	7,540	11,851
Italy	10,074	37,430	33,589	66,053	60,661	62,174
Luxembourg	69	419	325	476	352	704
Netherlands	769	22,110	21,249	7,872	7,951	11,454
Portugal	—	—	—	—	—	—
United Kingdom	9,745	62,752	74,924	139,151	147,166	166,154
Total	56,430	378,704	677,504	799,262	715,090	926,033
Source: EAGGF—payments represent amount of cereals co-responsibility levy paid in each EAGGF financial year.
1 1 January—31 December.
2 1 January 1987—31 October 1987.
3 1 November 1987—15 October 1988.
4 16 October—15 October.

Cereals co-responsibility levy net rate 1986–87 to 1991–921
	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92
Intervention price (ecu/tonne)	179.44	179.44	179.44	174.06	168.55	168.55
Net rate2 (ecu/tonne)	5.38	5.38	8.25	5.22	7.59	8.43
1 1 July to 30 June.
2 Net rate of levy includes both basic and, where appropriate, additional levies. The basic co-responsibility levy was calculated as 3 per cent. of the

Mr. Soames

None. The committee is unable to report on this matter pending the completion of additional studies necessary for the safety assessment of two applications to use lupin products in food.