§ Sir A. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of his responsibility for maintaining the standards laid down by statute, what consultation he has had with the Milk Marketing Board concerning their proposals to pay producers on the basis of the solid content of milk as well as the quantity sold; and what further provision is being made for raising the hygienic standards of milk at the same time, so that the highest possible quality will be attained in the domestic milk supply before the problem of competing supplies from the Continent arises in the event of Britain entering the Common Market.
§ Mr. SoamesThe Milk Marketing Board consulted my Department when formulating their scheme for payment to milk producers in England and Wales on the basis of compositional quality. I am at the moment seeking the views of the interests concerned on a number of proposals concerned with the control of the hygienic quality of milk.