asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total quantity and
| Table 1: European Community Intervention by Public Storage End of Year Stock Volumes | |||||||||
| '000 Tonnes | |||||||||
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | |
| Butter | |||||||||
| European Community | 117 | 53 | 71 | 176 | 117 | 231 | 271 | 128 | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 48 | 20 | 0 |
| Skimmed milk powder | |||||||||
| European Community | 166 | 365 | 1,112 | 1,135 | 965 | 674 | 227 | 230 | 286 |
| United Kingdom | 28 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 81 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| Wheat | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | 1,799 | 1,377 | 981 | 1,053 | 1,821 | 4,914 | 2,978 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 79 |
| Barley | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | 523 | 210 | 64 | 177 | 69 | 1,086 | 740 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 533 | 363 |
| Rye | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | 264 | 161 | 422 | 597 | 549 | 513 | 321 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durum | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | 67 | 365 | 212 | 141 | 143 | 157 | 307 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beef | |||||||||
| European Community | 22 | 253 | 252 | 262 | 323 | 208 | 275 | 302 | 181 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 11 |
| Olive Oil | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | na | 99 | 63 | 67 | 132 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oilseeds | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 19 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Table 2 | |||||||||
| European Community intervention by public storage End of year stock values End of year stock values | |||||||||
| £'000s | |||||||||
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1978 | 1980 | 1981 | |
| Butter | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 148,355 | 351,473 | 430,918 | 164,450 | 11,144 |
| United Kingdom | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | 5,175 | 12,019 | 44,303 | 65,720 | 20,111 | 0 |
| Skimmed Milk Powder | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 518,405 | 435,927 | 157,195 | 144,262 | 186,823 |
| United Kingdom | 8,551 | 12,057 | 13,929 | 4,939 | 44,175 | 29,199 | 969 | 1,649 | 20,450 |
| Wheat | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 85,340 | 125,415 | 201,716 | 471,813 | 289,179 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,900 | 8,004 |
| Barley | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 4,740 | 19,598 | 7,392 | 103,770 | 63,702 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,684 | 0 | 51,423 | 32,522 |
| Rye | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 33,582 | 74,383 | 66,144 | 53,003 | 33,561 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oiiseeds | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 170 | 0 | 283 | 14,612 | 3,107 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 1,500 | 0 |
| Durum | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 28,066 | 17,378 | 17,947 | 16,965 | 36,944 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beef | |||||||||
value of surplus food and the storage costs thereof (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in the whole European Economic Community for each year since the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community.
[pursuant to his reply, 1 February 1982, c. 170]: The following tables give available details of the stocks, value and the storage costs of foodstuffs held in public intervention stores at the end of each year. It should be recognised that not all of the quantities shown can be regarded as surplus as they include those stocks which may have subsequently been sold for normal use on both Community and world markets.
1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1978
| 1980
| 1981
| |
| European Community | na | na | na | na | 369,852 | 274,054 | 363,047 | 374,919 | 238,231 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 766 | 6,094 | 15,572 | 17,898 | 14,235 | 38,320 | 16,770 |
| Olive Oil | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | na | na | 68,822 | 47,515 | 49,660 | 125,898 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 3.
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European Community Intervention by Public Storage
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£000s
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1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
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| Cereals | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | 30,594 | 12,196 | 28,569 | 57,652 | 122,137 | 189,308 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 34 | 984 | 3,099 |
| Milk products | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | 349,367 | 252,353 | 535,659 | 483,616 | 246,273 | 137,107 |
| United Kingdom | 468 | 203 | 120 | 658 | 934 | 2,185 | 3,850 | 2,516 | 508 |
| Olive Oil | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | 7,287 | 5,301 | 18,347 | 14,671 | 12,421 | 25,157 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oilseeds | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | 70 | 1 | 32 | 182 | 5,423 | 3,145 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 |
| Beef | |||||||||
| European Community | na | na | na | 150,109 | 102,768 | 187,489 | 245,346 | 281,879 | 266,667 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 4 | 24 | 674 | 533 | 1,214 | 922 | 1,844 | 1,910 |
Notes:
(a) na=not available.
(b) Sources: EC figures derived from information produced by European Commission. United Kingdom figures supplied by Intervention borad for Agricultural Produce.
(c) EC stock figures in table 1 are for dates as close as posible to the end of the year, except those for olive oil which are for end October—end of marketing vear.