§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the amount and proportion of funding given to each member state from the European quality beef promotion scheme in each year since its inception.
§ Mr. JackCommunity funds approved to date under the European quality beef promotion scheme are as follows:
ECUs Member state 1993 approvals 1994 approvals Belgium 1,893,858 0 Spain 984,984 379,855 Germany 2,093,618 675,395 France 4,027,536 0 Ireland 2,574,653 0 Italy 1,421,956 1,787,093 Netherlands 1,119,546 0 Portugal 0 126,618 United Kingdom 2,251,200 1,075,066 In each case, Community financing represents 60 per cent. of the total cost of measures to promote quality beef.