§ 8. Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the results of the recent meeting held in London of the Council of the International Sugar Organisation.
§ Mr. HoyThe main decision taken by the International Sugar Council at its meeting last month was on the initial level of the export quotas of the exporting members of the International Sugar Agreement during 1970.
§ Mr. BodyWould the right hon. Gentleman agree that the discussions which led to that decision confirm the view held by many that not until the E.E.C. and the United States join the I.S.O. will there be any stability in the international sugar market and that the sooner we can bring those two in the better it will be, not only for Commonwealth sugar producers but for our own?
§ Mr. HoyWe should not seek to weaken what has been done for the sugar market through the British Commonwealth Sugar Agreement. Price stability, which is fair to the producer and the consumer, is, on the whole, very much appreciated by every country concerned.