asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each European Economic Community country the amount spent under the national budget on agricultural production in addition to the amounts received from the European Economic Community.
The national budgets of the Community member states are drawn up on very differing bases, so that comparable figures for expenditure on national support for agriculture are not readily available.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report the total spent in the United Kingdom under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund guidance section of the European Economic Community budget in 1983 and in 1984; and if he will give particulars of the amounts spent on (a) limiting production and (b) increasing production;(2) whether he will publish in the
Official Report a table showing for each member state the amount spent under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund guarantee section in 1983 compared with 1972 and 1979 together with the estimate for 1984; and if he will break the total down (a) by product and (b) by export refunds, storage aids, and so on;
(3) what is the estimated expenditure for each of the principal products under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund guarantee scheme in 1984 compared with the amount appropriated; and if he will provide corresponding figures for expenditure in 1972, 1979 and 1983.
I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.