§ Mr. McWalterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total tonnage of lamb offered in the United Kingdom under the private storage aid scheme adopted by the EU Sheepmeat Management Committee on 17 September 1999; how many carcases this represented; and what were the corresponding figures for Northern Ireland. [111248]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 21 February 2000]: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2099/1999 provided for aid for the private storage of lamb up to a limit of 2,350 tonnes in the United Kingdom.
2,306 tonnes were offered into the Scheme from Great Britain with contracts issued in respect of 2,297 tonnes. The accepted figure represents 131,236 carcases.
53 tonnes were offered and accepted from Northern Ireland representing 3,289 carcases.