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Milk

Volume 885: debated on Friday 31 January 1975

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asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what considerations led the Government not to publish their observations on the Expenditure Committee's Report on Milk Production, which was published in August 1974, before 17th January 1975, in particular their observations on the Committee's recommendation for an increase of 8p per gallon in dairy farmers' net returns, which was introduced by the Government in October 1974.

The particular recommendation referred to in the Question was taken into account in the Government's autumn review of the dairy industry and

(£ per ton)
1972November 1974
ProductC.I.F.DutyLevyImport subsidyC.I.F.DutyLevyImport subsidy
££
ButterNew Zealand508NilNilNilNew Zealand*361Nil£127†Nil
EEC(6):EEC (9):NilNil£48‡
France469France650
Netherlands480Netherlands652
Others:Germany648
Denmark503Denmark699
Ireland494Ireland638
Poland448Others:
No typical importsNil£292§Nil
CheddarNew Zeland461NilNilNilNew Zealand*312Nil£319†Nil
CheeseEEC (6):EEC (9):
Netherlands381£62NilNilNetherlands810NilNil£60‡
Ireland772Nil
Others:Others:
Ireland447NilNilNilNo typical importsNil£392§Nil
Australia474
Canada635
Note: The most recent available c.i.f. figures are for November 1974.
* Special c.i.f. price under Protocol 18.
† Net levy after application of monetary compensatory amounts.
‡ Monetary compensatory amounts applied as an import subsidy.
§ Net levy after application of accession and monetary compensatory amounts.

in the measures announced on 20th September last (Press Notice No. 303). The formulation of the Government's observations on the whole of the Committee's Report was carried out as quickly as possible having regard to the range of issues covered by the recommendations.