asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the debate at the Report stage of the European Union (Amendment) Bill on 4 June, whether they are aware of research which estimates the number of (a) children, and (b) adults, in the developing world whose death from malnutrition and related illnesses could be linked to the common agricultural policy. [HL4638]

We are not aware of any research that attempts to estimate the impacts of the common agricultural policy (CAP) on mortality rates in developing countries. Our 2005 CAP vision is clear that securing further trade reform in the WTO, particularly of agriculture, would generate substantial benefits for the global economy and work towards poverty reduction. Current estimates show that a Doha development agenda deal could be worth €120 billion every year to the global economy. According to the World Bank, a global trade deal could be worth up to $16 billion a year to developing countries.

asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Further to the debate at the Report stage of the European Union (Amendment) Bill on 4 June, what is their latest estimate of the additional cost per person of food in the United Kingdom caused by the common agricultural policy. [HL4639]

We can estimate the United Kingdom consumer cost of the CAP by comparing the difference between UK and world prices for agricultural products and applying that difference to the volume of UK consumption. Our latest provisional estimate for 2006 is an additional cost per head of £57.