asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in the light of the fact that a number of Neapolitan canners have broken contracts with the United Kingdom and quantities in excess of half a million cartons of canned tomatoes have not been supplied at contract prices, if he will take steps to identify the losses incurred by British importers and distributors, and ensure that adequate compensation for them will be deducted from the British contribution to the EEC subsidy regime.

No. This is a contractual matter between buyers and sellers and not one in which it would be right for the Government to intervene.