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Mr. Patchett
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions he has had with British Coal on whether to refer the importing of Colombian coal to the European Commission.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
None. I am aware that British Coal has submitted a complaint to the European Commission about dumping of coal by Colombia, United States of America and China.
(a)EC expenditure in public storage | |||||
£ million | |||||
January to December | |||||
1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | |
Cereals | 672 | 865 | 377 | 888 | 989 |
Rice | 3 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 24 |
Oils/fats | 44 | 60 | 33 | -17 | 1-13 |
Wine | 46 | 459 | 230 | 147 | 176 |
Tobacco | 19 | 19 | 69 | 63 | 38 |
Milk and milk products | 716 | 499 | 328 | 726 | 723 |
Beef | 708 | 805 | 367 | 648 | 1,604 |
Pigmeat | 34 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 12 |
Delayed reimbursement for disposal of 1988 stocks | — | 841 | 945 | 966 | 555 |
1 Represents sales out of intervention at a price greater than the depreciated value. |
Sources:
1987–90: EAGGF Financial reports.
1991: Provisional outturn.
(b) United Kingdom expenditure on public storage
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£ million
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April to March
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1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | |
Cereals | -29·0 | 33·2 | -22·5 | 15·3 | 19·6 |
Butter | 128·8 | -53·6 | -11·8 | 55·6 | 8·3 |
Skimmed milk powder | -17·5 | -1·1 | -0·1 | 9·0 | -5·2 |
Beef | 66·3 | 17·7 | -1·2 | 297·4 | 300·7 |
Others | — | -0·4 | — | 1— | 1— |