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British Beef (Bans)

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many states had banned British beef (a) before 1990 and (b) between 1990 and 1995; and how many have withdrawn their bans in the last year. [19755]

Mrs. Browning [holding answer 12 March 1997]: One country introduced a ban on British beef before 1990. Thirty-four countries banned imports of British beef between 1990 and 1995. Restrictions were lifted in 14 countries before Commission decision 96/239/EC introduced a worldwide ban on the export of British beef on 27 March 1996.

Intervention Storage

Mr. Beggs: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the minimum ecu prices per kilo paid to meat plants in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland, for beef accepted for intervention storage since 1996. [20275]

Mr. Baldry: The minimum prices in ecu per kilo paid for offers of beef tendered since April 1996 are:

Date of tender	Great Britain		Northern Ireland
	Steers	Young bulls	Steers	Young bulls
9 April 1996	1.964	(5)--	2.500	(5)--
7 May 1996	2.365	2.310	2.445	2.3
28 May 1996	1.854	2.080	2.420	2.240
11 June 1996	2.228	2.030	2.405	2.195
25 May 1996	2.225	2.090	2.416	2.208
9 July 1997	2.420	2.110	2.430	2.213
23 July 1997	2.419	2.165	2.390	(6)--
6 August 1996	2.350	2.115	2.245	2.094
27 August 1996	2.218	2.150	2.214	(6)--
10 September 1996	2.218	2.150	2.214	(6)--
24 September 1996	2.299	2.080	2.236	(6)--
8 October 1996	2.325	2.115	2.244	(6)--
22 October 1996	2.340	2.120	2.241	(6)--
12 November 1996	2.490	2.187	2.303	(6)--
26 November 1996	2.658	2.452	2.410	(6)--
10 December 1996	2.620	2.510	2.501	(6)--
14 January 1997	2.556	2.430	2.456	(6)--
28 January 1997	2.629	2.494	2.413	(6)--
11 February 1997	2.652	2.550	2.413	(6)--
25 February 1997	2.650	2.550	2.430	(6)--
11 March 1997	2.525	2.500	2.415	(6)--

(5) No bids accepted.

(6) No bids submitted.

Mr. Beggs: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the ecu prices per kilo achieved by meat plants for beef accepted for intervention storage in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and

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(d) Northern Ireland since 1996; and if he will make a statement on the reason for differential prices regionally for beef going into intervention storage. [18337]

Mr. Baldry [pursuant to his reply, 5 March 1997, column 683]: Differential regional prices for intervention purposes occur only in the areas of Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Northern Ireland is considered a separate region for intervention purchases in recognition of the particular importance of the beef sector there, and the effect of its proximity to the Republic of Ireland market.

A list of the prices awarded since March 1996 follows:

	Maximum prices awarded in Great Britain		Maximum prices awarded in Northern Ireland
Date of tender	Steers	Young bulls	Steers	Young bulls
9 April 1996	2.610	2.400	2.410	2.200
7 May 1996	2.450	2.320	2.450	2.320
28 May 1996	2.340	2.190	2.430	2.250
11 June 1996	2.310	2.110	2.410	2.200
25 May 1996	2.474	2.162	2.446	2.236
9 July 1996	2.466	2.175	2.442	2.218
23 July 1996	2.499	2.241	2.429	(7)--
6 August 1996	2.408	2.273	2.301	2.096
27 August 1996	2.322	2.187	2.229	(7)--
10 September 1996	2.287	2.185	2.224	(7)--
24 September 1996	2.362	2.149	2.255	1.940
8 October 1996	2.373	2.150	2.262	1.974
22 October 1996	2.387	2.124	2.261	(7)--
12 November 1996	2.548	2.248	2.321	(7)--
26 November 1996	2.660	2.660	2.660	(7)--
10 December 1996	2.660	2.535	2.660	(7)--
14 January 1997	2.730	2.730	2.730	(7)--
28 January 1997	2.730	2.730	2.730	(7)--
11 February 1997	2.730	2.600	2.730	(7)--
25 February 1997	2.730	2.581	2.730	(7)--

(7) No bids submitted.

Private Finance Initiative

Mr. Timms: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide figures for his Department's PFI projects in the same form as used by the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, in his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 6 March, Official Report, columns 692-93; and if he will list his latest estimates of annual totals for PFI projects, on the same basis as those given in table 5.5 of the Red Book. [20393]

Mr. Boswell: As I explained in my answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 10 March 1997, Official Report, column 50, MAFF's entry for 1999-00 in table 5.5 of the Red Book is an outline estimate for non-PFI procurement only which will be subject to change when PFI tenders have been received.

A breakdown, by project, of the schemes identified in table 5.5 of the Red Book is given in table 1. Current estimates are shown in table 2.

Table 1: Red book figures

				£ million
Estimated capital investment	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	Total
Project:
Whitehall HQ building (accommodation)	0	0	(8)70	70
Sea-going research vessel services	0	0	10	10
Total	0	0	80	80

(8) Estimated full project cost.

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Table 2: Current revised figures

				£ million
Estimated capital investment	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	Total
Project:
Whitehall HQ building
(accommodation)	0	0	(9)26	26
Sea-going research
vessel services	0	0	10	10
Total	0	0	36	36

(9) Estimated expenditure in the first year of the project.

Correspondence

Mr. Ainger: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for what reasons his Department has not replied to three letters from Mr. Comrie, the general secretary of the Association of Meat Inspectors, sent to him between June and December 1996. [20516]

Mrs. Browning: Mr. Comrie, general secretary of the Association of Meat Inspectors, wrote to me on 11 February 1997. This followed a meeting I held with the AMI on 16 January 1997 and the subsequent suggestions that the general secretary would write to me. I replied on 12 March 1997.

Aroparcin

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by livestock species the dates on which the licence for avoparcin's use as a feed antibiotic has been (a) revoked and (b) reinstated; and if he will make a statement. [20645]

Mrs. Browning: All licences for the use of avoparcin in animal feeding stuffs for all species will be revoked by 1 April 1997. The question of reinstatement does not arise.

Fisheries Organisations (Meetings)

Mr. Salmond: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the fishing organisations (a) he and (b) his officials have met since 1 July 1996. [20495]

Mr. Baldry: This information is not held centrally and definitive lists could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. MAFF Ministers and officials have had meetings or other contract with a large number of national, regional and local fishing organisations since 1 July 1996 on a wide variety of matters. These have included:

Aberdeen Fish Producers Organisation;
Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation;
Anglo-Scottish Fish Producers Organisation;
Association of Sea Fisheries Committees;

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Atlantic Salmon Trust;
Bideford Fishermen's Association;
British Trout Association
Cornish Fish Producers Organisation;
Cornwall Inshore Fishermen's Association;
Federation of Highlands and Islands Fishermen;
Fife Fish Producers Organisation;
Fish Producers Organisation Limited;
Fisherman's Association Limited;
Fishermen's Federation of Northumberland;
Fleetwood Fish Producers Organisation;
Fleetwood Fishing Forum;
Grimsby Fish Producers Organisation;
Leigh and Southend Fishermen's Association;
Lowestoft Fish Producers Organisation;
Mudeford and District Fishermen's Association
National Federation of Anglers;
National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations;
National Federation of Fishing and Angling Consultatives;
North Atlantic Salmon Fund;
North East Scotland Fish Producers Organisation;
North Sea Fishermen's Producer Organisation;
Northern Ireland Fish Producers Association;
Northern Producers Organisation;
Orkney Fishermen's Association;
Ramsgate Fishermen's Association;
Rye Fishermen's Association;
Salmon and Trout Association;
Scottish Fishermen's Federation;
Scottish Fishermen's Organisation;
Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association;
Shellfish Association of Great Britain;
Shetland Fish Producers Organisation;
South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen Limited;
South Western Fish Producers Organisation;
Southern Commercial Fishermen;
UK Association of Fish Producers Organisations;
Wales and West Coast Fish Producers Organisation;
West Mersea Fishermen's Association;
West of Scotland Fish Producers Organisation;
Whitstable Fishermen's Association;
Yorkshire and Anglia Fish Producers Organisation.

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