§ 26. Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Prime Minister whether the Government have abandoned their attempts fundamentally to reform the common agricultural policy ; and if not, how it is intended to proceed in view of the agreement reached on the United Kingdom contribution to the European Economic Community budget.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. The Community's commitment to restructure its budget by 1982 provides an unrivalled opportunity for making sensible adjustments in the operation of the common agricultural policy and reducing agriculture's excessive share of the budget.