HC Deb 09 November 1973 vol 863 cc292-4W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will arrange for an early price review so that farmers, and in particular Ulster farmers, will know the prospects for next year.

Mr. Godber

I am certainly not opposed to seeking ways of announcing the decisions made after the annual review earlier than in the past. I have asked my officials to consider with officials of the NFU whether an agreed timetable can be prepared which will bring forward by a few weeks the point at which decisions can be taken and announced. Those decisions would, of course, still have to apply from the beginning of the next farming year.

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