Council of Agriculture Ministers

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:32 pm on 9 February 1983.

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Photo of Mr Norman Buchan Mr Norman Buchan , Renfrewshire West 3:32, 9 February 1983

I think that the Minister is unduly complacent about the possible competitive effect of cheap UHT milk, especially when used as a loss leader by supermarkets. He must take on board the anxiety expressed by dairy traders as well as by milk producers.

Secondly, the Minister seems to be saying that he is content to use taxpayers' money to release cheap cereals to livestock producers abroad but that he is not prepared to do the same for our pig industry. There is no budgetary difference except that we can save our own industry and get cheaper prices.