§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantity of barley has been sold to Spain for pigfeed and other purposes from intervention stocks in each of the past three years for which figures are available. [30487]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 26 June 1995]: The information requested is not available. United Kingdom intervention barley sold onto the Community market can go to any member state; barley for export must go to third country.
§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at what figure below the intervention price available to United Kingdom pig farmers barley from intervention stocks is being sold to Spain. [30488]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 26 June 1995]: The sale of UK intervention barley to Spain will be by tender starting on 29 June. Tenderers will bid to buy grain out of intervention and ship it to a store in Spain. They will he required to cover transportation and shipping costs—excluding the cost of transferring grain from UK intervention stores to the nominated port of exit which will on this occasion be met by the ELT. It is not possible to predict the cost at which barley will be resold onto the Spanish market which is a commercial decision for the Spanish trade.