§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to ensure that the co-responsibility levy does not affect the economic viability of the small dairy farm as a family farming unit; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorAt the farm price negotiations earlier this year my predecessor made it clear that the Government were opposed to the co-responsibility levy and the Council decided that no change should be made in the levy rate. There are currently no proposals for any change in the arrangements for the levy.