§ 76. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cheese-makers in the South-West have had to cease production of British cheeses, and why.
§ Mr. HoyAt the request of the Cheddar and Caerphilly Farmhouse Cheesemakers Federation, production of West Country cheeses has been interrupted at 40 farmhouse dairies in order to keep production in line with sales. Sales are running at about last year's level, while the quantity of milk from the farms concerned has increased.