HC Deb 02 May 1974 vol 872 c521W
Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures he has taken, or has under consideration, to ensure increasing supplies of home-produced food.

Mr. Peart

The increases in EEC farm prices agreed in Brussels last month, together with the special assistance that I negotiated for pig and beef producers and my proposal to introduce a subsidy on oil for glasshouse heating, will help to ensure a sustained expansion of agricultural production in the United Kingdom. I shall be having discussions in the coming months with the interests concerned about the long-term future of the industry.