§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the UK sugar support prices were, expressed as intervention price plus storage cost levy, in(a) nominal and (b) real terms for each year since 1980. [132526]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 25 July 2000]: The information requested is contained in the following table:
Year Ecu/euro Nominal terms Real terms, at 1980 prices 1980 474 293 293 1981 517 320 286 1982 569 352 290 1983 589 365 287 1984 589 365 273 1985 596 382 270 1986 594 401 274 1987 594 429 281 1988 589 439 275 1989 584 457 265 1990 567 482 255 1991 567 512 256 1992 567 527 254 1993 570 649 309 1994 565 639 296 1995 683 578 259 1996 672 564 247 1997 667 486 206 1998 667 459 188 1999 667 439 177 Note:
UK effective support price for sugar = UK intervention price plus storage levy. Prices per tonne as at 1 July each year, expressed in ecu/euros in column 1 and in £ in columns 2 and 3.