HC Deb 16 March 1978 vol 946 cc279-80W
19. Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current position in the negotiations for the recalculation of pig-meat monetary compensatory amounts.

26. Mr. Shepherd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the long-term prospects of British pig producers.

Mr. Bishop

The question of the need to change the way pigmeat monetary compensatory amounts are calculated is under active discussion in the EEC Council of Ministers. We now have firm support from France and Italy. My right hon. Friend will continue to press hard for the change which is both necessary and justified.

44. Mr. Clegg

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the size of the national pig breeding herd.

Mr. Bishop

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Leominster (Mr. Temple-Morris) earlier today.