HC Deb 20 March 2001 vol 365 c189W
Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the total cost to the EU Budget was of the EU's sugar programme in the latest year for which figures are available. [153984]

Ms Quin

Total expenditure on the sugar chapter for the 1999 EAGGF year was 2.113 billion euro. This was offset to some extent by sugar levies of 1.204 billion euro.