asked the Minister of Food what price he has paid for linseed oil under the Argentine Agreement; and what are the current prices for the same commodity in the United States of America and Canada.

The Argentine Agreement will not stipulate the prices to be paid for linseed oil. These will be negotiated separately. The present price per ton of oil in United States of America is equivalent to about £155 and in Canada to about £90.

Would the right hon. Lady expect that the prices will be at least as favourable to the users of linseed oil in this country as in other countries, as they have not been up to now?

I would not like to anticipate what they will be.