§ 28. Mr. du Cannasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will re-introduce the cow-heifer subsidy in order to encourage farmers to fatten suitable animals for beef.
§ Mr. GodberGovernment policy has been progressively directed towards encouraging producers to rear and fatten the sort of animals most suited to meet the demand for more and better quality beef. To reintroduce a subsidy on cow heifers would be a reversal of this policy, and my right hon. Friend does not intend to do so.