§ Miss Quennellasked the President of the Board of Trade which countries have been asked to increase or decrease their supplies of butter to the British market, and by how much, since March, 1964.
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1st April, 1964–31st March, 1965 1st April, 1965–31st March, 1966 Basic Quotas Supplementary Allocations Basic Quotas Supplementary Allocations Argentina … … … … 10,220 — 10,220 — Australia … … … … 66,700 * 66,700 * Austria … … … … 1,830 600 1,830 400 Belgium … … … … 215 — 215 — Bulgaria … … … … 805 300 805 395 Denmark … … … … 98,420 — 98,420 6,000 Finland … … … … 12,370 7,750 12,370 7,630 France … … … … 2,580 10,080 2,580 7,420 Hungary … … … … 1,720 — 1,720 280 Iceland … … … … — 600 — — Irish Republic … … … … 12,905 4,500 12,905 6,000 Kenya … … … … 1,830 — 1,830 — Netherlands … … … … 15,060 1,000 15,060 5,000 New Zealand … … … … 168,000 * 168,000 * Norway … … … … 1,830 3,590 1,830 2,000 North America … … … … — 23,000 — — Poland … … … … 17,210 3,700 17,210 — Roumania … … … … 325 3,065 325 3,200 South Africa … … … … 2,150 — 2,150 — Sweden … … … … 4,950 2,600 4,950 — Uruguay … … … … 215 925 215 600 Unallocated … … … … 665 — 665 — TOTAL … … … … 420,000 61,710 420,000 39,000 * So long as our imports remain subject to control, New Zealand and Australia have the right to send butter amounting to approximately 40 per cent. and 16 per cent. respectively of cur total imports, and supplementary allocations are not required to cover deliveries within these limits.
§ Mr. Roy MasonNone. Imports of butter have been subject to quota arrangements since 1962 in order to prevent prices on our market from falling to the very low levels that had previously obtained from time to time. Basic quotas and supplementary allocations made in the last two quota periods are set out in the following table: