Intervention Board Stores

Mr. Jay
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what amounts of the following commodities are now held in Intervention Board stores or EEC-aided private storage in the United Kingdom, and at what addresses the principal depots containing these stores are sited: cereals, beef, butter, sugar, and skimmed milk powder.

Mr. Bishop
Subject to final verification the following quantities of the commodities concerned were held by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce on 30th April 1978: ---------------------
|Barley             |
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|Beef               |
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|Butter             |
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|Skimmed milk powder|
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On the same date 3,366 tonnes of beef and 253 tonnes of butter were held in the United Kingdom under EEC-aided private storage arrangements.