HC Deb 19 March 1981 vol 1 c423
18. Mr. Allan Stewart

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what effect the European Economic Community Commission's proposals for a co-responsibility levy will have on United Kingdom milk producers.

Mr. Peter Walker

The Commission has proposed that the basic co-responsibility levy should remain unchanged, except that it has proposed that a 6 per cent. levy should apply to milk from farms using intensive production methods. I find this proposal totally unacceptable. It would discriminate against producers in the United Kingdom and I will not agree to it.

Mr. Stewart

I am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for that reply. In looking to the future, will he ensure that any co-responsibility levy will not militate against milk that our producers have to sell for manufacture because of imports of liquid milk from other countries in the EEC?

Mr. Walker

Yes.

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