§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a further statement on potato supplies, in light of the decision on 16th February by the Dutch Potato Board to restrict exports of potatoes to Great Britain.
§ Mr. BishopThe Dutch authorities announced on 16th February that they were licensing the export of ware potatoes within the EEC as a monitoring exercise. They have indicated that exports to the United Kingdom would be continued at their recent level.
§ Mr. Arnold Shawasked the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the target acreage for potatoes as laid down by him for 1975 and the acreage actually planted.
§ Mr. BishopThe target acreage for potatoes planted in the United Kingdom in 1975 was 565,000 acres. The acreage actually planted was 504,000 acres.