asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food if he will make representations to the European Commission concerning the shortfall of 20,000 tons of cane sugar imports from ACP countries and request reallocations and inclusion of these quotas in subsequent years.

The basis on which the Commission decisions to reduce the agreed quantities for 1976–77 were taken is still under discussion between the Community and the ACP countries. We have, however, already made known to the Commission our view that any reductions in the agreed quantities should be reallocated.