§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions he has now had with the Australian Government with a view to increasing the supply of Australian beef to the United Kingdom market.
§ Mr. PeartMy Department regularly discusses forecasts of imports and of home production with representatives of all our main overseas suppliers of meat, including Australia. The extent to which additional supplies are likely to be attracted to our market during the temporary suspension of imports from many other sources will be discussed within the next few days.