§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether it is still the intention of Her Majesty's Government to achieve the target laid down in the Naional Plan for the size of the dairy herd.
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§ Mr. PeartThe National Plan envisaged a programme of selective expansion for agriculture but did not lay down precise production targets. This year's Annual Review White Paper (Cmnd. 3229) confirms that the Government continues to support the objectives of the selective expansion programme. These include the expansion of beef production to the full extent of the technical possibilities which in turn requires an expansion of the dairy herd in order to ensure an adequate supply of calves for beef rearing.