§ 52. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the guaranteed price of wheat in the United Kingdom for the coming year; what is the present market price; and how these figures compare with the present basic intervention price in the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe guaranteed price of wheat for 1972–73 is £34.40 a ton. The present United Kingdom market price is £28.23. The European Economic Community's basic intervention price is currently £44.35.