HC Deb 10 December 1980 vol 995 c406W
Mr. McQuarrie

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if any proposals were made at the meetings of the European Economic Community Council of Ministers for Agriculture in Brussels on 8 and 9 December on the reform of the common agricultural policy: and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Walker

The Council discussed arrangements for the accession of Greece on 1 January, arrangements for New Zealand butter after 1980, the proposals for a new sugar regime, and the use of hormonal substances in domestic animals. These discussions were not concluded and the Council agreed to resume them at a further meeting on 18 December. There was no general discussion on the reform of the common agricultural policy.