HC Deb 29 January 1982 vol 16 cc443-4W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the landed price of basic foodstuffs imported from the European Economic Community Six under the common agriculture policy as a percentage of the landed price in 1970.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

With the exception of dairy products, our imports of basic foodstuffs for human consumption from the original six member States of the European Economic Community were very small prior to our accession. In 1980, the landed price for butter was 590 per cent. of the 1970 price and that for cheese was 500 per cent.

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