§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate has been made of the impact of Milk Marque's proposals upon(a) employment in the milk processing industry, (b) the level of imports of dairy products and (c) the level of investment by dairy companies.
§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate has been made of the impact of Milk Marque's pricing regime upon(a) the price of liquid milk, (b) the price of dairy products, (c) the level of employment in the milk processing industry, (d) the level of investment in the dairy industry and (e) the output of butter and cheese.
§ Mr. JackIt is estimated that the effect of Milk Marque's pricing regime might be to add up to ½p per pint to the price of milk sold for liquid consumption. This estimate takes no account of the beneficial effort of abolishing the present milk marketing board levy of over l½ p per pint on direct sales by producer/retailers. No estimates have been prepared by my Department in respect of the other matters mentioned.