§ Mr. John Carlisleasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the existing payment arrangements for intervention grain are to be retained in the coming season.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Commission has indicated its intention of making a regulation providing that, where grain offered into intervention before 1 August is delivered after that date, the price paid will be that valid on the date of delivery.
§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, whether he is now in a position to announce the quality standards required for grain offered into intervention for the season 1984–85.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Commission has now indicated its intention of making a regulation prescribing the same quality standard for offers of wheat and barley into intervention during 1984–85 as applied during 1983–84. The Government do not intend to alter any of those elements of the quality specification which are within national discretion.