§ 13. Mr. Joplingasked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food whether the Government's present period of severe restraint on the economy will be applied to all sections of the agricultural industry during the present Price Review negotiations.
§ Mr. PeartI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the right hon. Member for Grantham (Mr. Godber) on 14th December. [Vol. 738, c. 442–3.]
§ Mr. JoplingIn view of the bad time that farmers have had and the rumours rampant in the industry, will the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that any price increases granted by the Annual Price Review will not be held over until the end of the period of severe restraint?
§ Mr. PeartI am not responsible for rumours but only for conducting the negotiations, which I will do objectively and sensibly.