§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if she will estimate by how much the average food bill of the average family of four is inflated as a direct result of the common agricultural policy, giving figures separately for(a) dairy products, (b) sugar, (c) beef, (d) cereals, (e) rice, 09 fruit and vegetables, (g) potatoes, (h) oilseeds, (i) linseed, (j) olive oil, (k) wine and (l) tobacco;
(2) if she will estimate by how much the average food bill of the average family of four is inflated as a direct result of the common agricultural policy.
§ Mr. JackI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mr. Grocott) on 11 January, at columns65–6. For the reasons given, it is not possible to estimate the effect of the CAP on the food bill for individual commodities.