§ Mr. Nottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his estimate of the increase in the milking herd in the United Kingdom and in Cornwall during the past year; and what steps he is now taking to control imports of milk products.
§ Mr. HoyBetween December, 1966 and December, 1967 the number of dairy cows in the United Kingdom increased by 50,025 and in Cornwall by 4,619.
In answer to the second part of the Question I have nothing to add at present to the replies given to the hon. Member for Torrington (Mr. Peter Mills) and for North Angus and Mearns (Mr. Buchanan-Smith) on 15th May last and the hon. Member for Mid-Bedfordshire (Mr. Hastings) on 19th June. [Vol. 764, c. 1199 and 245–6 Vol. 766, c. 1102.]