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Dairy Farming

Volume 929: debated on Wednesday 30 March 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied with the present state of the dairy industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

Milk production in Wales has recovered from the effects of last year's drought, and figures for the four-month period ended 28th February show a small increase over the corresponding period a year earlier. I see the present situation as a sound basis on which the milk sector can continue to expand as envisaged in the Government's White Paper "Food from our own Resources".