Sheep Dipping

Mr. Moate
asked the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the special circumstances of sheep farmers in the South-East, whose lamb marketing necessitates the dipping of sheep during July, will be taken into consideration when the autumn compulsory dipping order is drafted.

Mr. Strang
We are in the process of consulting the farmers unions and other

ment and Advisory Service, not including general advisory services, and provision of information to the industry:

Britain for each of the last five years, 10 years ago and 20 years ago, respectively, and the corresponding volume of imported produce for each year in each case.

Mr. Strang
Estimates of the output and imports of vegetables are as follows:Interests about these matters and will take full account of their views. An announcement will be made very shortly.