§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tonnes of beef have been released from intervention stores in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland on to the United Kingdom beef market in each of the last 12 months. [87185]
§ Mr. RookerThe tonnage of intervention beef released from UK intervention stores during the period 1 June 1998 to 31 May 1999 is as follows:
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Total 1998 June 789 121 0 200 1,110 July 954 242 6 558 1,760 August 418 40 0 950 1,408 September 1,329 176 0 1,111 2,616 October 1,560 117 0 882 2,559 November 1,250 28 0 1,126 2,404 December 1,665 78 0 838 2,581 1999 January 1,769 82 0 509 2,360 February 1,705 38 5 1,856 3,604 March 2,470 442 4 3,898 6,814 April 1,749 350 4 2,208 4,311 May 2,324 359 1 4,508 7,192 Total 17,982 2,073 20 18,644 38,719