Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 November 1973.
Mr Joseph Godber
, Grantham
12:00,
22 November 1973
While I sympathise with that point, I must point out that a strict limitation of £47 million was placed by Parliament on the total amount and that this had been reached by the very large increase in the number of applications which were made earlier this year. But I was glad to see those applications because they indicated the confidence which horticulturists have, despite the extra competition in the EEC. It would not have been practicable to extend the old scheme, and the important thing is to get the new one going as soon as possible.