asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the question of the supply of liquid milk by Continental producers to the United Kingdom market is a matter for negotiation before the current negotiations with the European Economic Community are concluded.

Whether such a trade were possible would depend on a number of factors, including changes in present hygienic requirements. The European Economic Community does not yet have a common policy in this sector nor a liquid milk regulation, and we are not negotiating on this point in advance of a decision whether or not we should enter the European Economic Community.