§ Lord TREFGARNEasked her Majesty's Government:
What turnover and profit related specifically to the manufacture of dairy products was achieved by the Milk Marketing Board in the year ended 31st March 1976.
§ Lord STRABOLGII regret that I cannot answer the specific points raised. The Milk Marketing Board is an independent organisation operating within the framework of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958, and answerable to its registered producers. Ministers' responsibilities in relation to the Board's activities are limited and do not cover supply of information of the sort requested which should be sought from the Board itself.