HC Deb 21 October 1968 vol 770 cc218-9W
Mr. Astor

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now restrict the import of subsidised oilseed rape at a price which is causing the production of the home-grown crop to be uneconomic and which will be a discouragement to the future sowing of this break-crop.

Mr. Dell

The Board of Trade is urgently considering an application by the National Farmers' Union for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of oilseed rape from East Germany and Poland, and expects to make an announcement before farmers need to decide on next season's sowing of this crop.