Agriculture Spending

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 April 1991.

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Photo of Mr John Major Mr John Major , Huntingdon 12:00, 25 April 1991

I confirm to my hon. Friend that we shall continue to insist that the guidelines are respected. I am not sure that it would be in the interests of the United Kingdom to see the break-up and repatriation of the common agricultural policy. The danger I foresee is that separate national agricultural policies would lead to increased protectionism and considerable distortions of trade. I believe that our interest is best served in this area by common policies and by seeking to improve them. In essence, we need to win the match in Brussels, and that we shall seek to do.