Dairy Products Bodies (Accountability) Mr. Charles Irving asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that there is sufficient public accountability for the expenditure of the Milk Marketing Board and the National Dairy Council. Mr. Buchanan-Smith The National Dairy Council is jointly financed by the Milk Marketing Board and Dairy Trade Federation on behalf of milk producers and the dairy trade respectively. Neither of these bodies is funded by the Government and the expenditure of the Milk Marketing Board and the National Dairy Council is a matter for those bodies to determine.