§ Sir A. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the result has been of the representations made to the French Government about their barley exports to this country; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SoamesAs the result of recent talks with the French authorities it has been agreed that the following communiqué shall be issued today:
"The British Government have drawn the attention of the principal countries exporting barley to the U.K. market to their anxiety at the undue fluctuations of world prices and have made clear their desire to stabilise import prices for barley entering their market at a level which would not be less than £20 per long ton c.i.f. duty paid. As a result of discussions conducted with the French authorities, the latter have said that they are ready to take appropriate temporary measures today with a view to contributing to a stabilisation of the barley market prices."