§ 69. Mr. Danceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the amount of the subsidies for the following quantities of farm produce, namely 1 lb. beef, 1 lb. pork, 1 lb. lamb, 1 lb. bacon, 14 oz. loaf of bread, 1 doz. eggs, 1 pint milk, 1 lb. butter, and 1 lb. cheese, respectively.
§ Mr. John MackieIn 1964–65 payments to producers in respect of fatstock certified under the Fatstock Guarantee Scheme, expressed in terms of pence per lb. dressed carcase weight averaged about 1½d. for beef, 3d. for lamb, 4d. for pork and rather more than 4d. for pigmeat used for bacon. With eggs, about two-fifths of those marketed are sold direct to consumers without attracting subsidy, and on the remaining three-fifths the Egg Marketing Board received subsidy at the rate of about 11d. per dozen in 1964–65. There is no certain way of expressing the wheat deficiency payments in terms of subsidy per loaf of bread since, apart from other difficulties, there is no fixed proportion of home-grown wheat in the loaf. No subsidy is paid to farmers on milk, butter or cheese.