asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the stocks, and in each case the latest estimated value, of each food stock held in store in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Community and the estimated cost of storage.

The United Kingdom intervention stocks of foodstuffs at 31 August 1985 and their estimated values based on the buying-in prices valid at that date were as follows:

	Tonnes	£
Breadwheat	58,975	7,005,000
Beef	64,742	164,324,000
Butter	198,022	374,340,000
Skimmed Milk Powder	40,801	43,931,000

The storage, handling and related costs of United Kingdom intervention products (including barley and feedwheat) in 1984 were £46·4 million.EC stocks are only valued once a year, on 30 November. The volume of Community stocks of the same products at the latest available dates are as follows:

	Tonnes	Date
Breadwheat	4,197,000	27 September 1985
Beef	685,000	31 August 1985

	Tonnes	Date
Butter	994,025	26 September 1985
Skimmed Milk Powder	486,998	26 September 1985

Storage and handling costs for other member states' intervention stocks are not available.