§ 15. Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the result of his discussions with the Irish Government to reduce the amount of carcass beef coming into this 468 country from Ireland and substituting this for store cattle.
§ Mr. HoyDiscussions with the Irish Government on the trade in cattle and beef are still continuing.
§ Sir Clive BossomHave not the Irish already been given the green light to go ahead with further shipments of carcass meat? Surely the hon. Gentleman would prefer to see store cattle brought in?
§ Mr. HoyNo green light has been given. Two meetings were held on 27th and 28th February, and there was a meeting of officials on 25th March. Further meetings will take place, because we realise how important it is to the industry that this should be phased properly.