§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much was paid by the EU to subsidise the growing of tobacco in the last year for which figures are available. [44034]
§ Mr. RookerIn 1997 the EU spent 998 million ecu (£725 million)1 on subsidies under the EU tobacco regime. None of this was spent in the United Kingdom.
1 1997 exchange rate used: £1 = 1.3758 ecu