To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of the EU subsidy for school milk. [82772]

[holding answer 4 May 1999]: Last year, my noble Friend Lord Donoughue asked the Intervention Board to promote the EU scheme in England and Wales, and similar exercises were carried out in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Board is also working to identify ways of simplifying the arrangements.