HC Deb 29 October 1993 vol 230 c817W
Rev. William McCrea

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the amounts of cereals in storage in each region of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Ancram

Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Intervention Board Executive Agency under its chief executive, Guy Stapleton. I have asked him to provide the information requested.

Letter from Guy Stapleton to Rev. William McCrea, dated November 1993:

CEREALS IN STORAGE The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me to reply to your written Parliamentary Question (1235) tabled for answer on 29 October 1993:— To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what are the amounts of cereals in storage in each region of the United Kingdom. The information you request is set out below. All figures are in thousands of tonnes and represent stocks at the end ofSeptember 1993.

Region1 Feed-Wheat Wheat B Barley Total
East 90 217 307
South West 10 157 167
Midlands 17 1 392 410
North 35 172 207
England 152 1 938 1,091
Scotland 140 499 639
Total United Kingdom 292 1 1,437 1,730
1 HGCA regions of England

There are no stocks of intervention cereals in Northern Ireland or Wales.

I am sending a copy of this letter to the House of Commons Library and the Public Information Office.