§ 55. Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fishries and Food what is his latest estimate of the foreign exchange cost of imports of bacon under the market sharing agreement during 1968; and what change this represents in percentage and money terms, respectively, compared with 1967.
§ Mr. John MackieImports of bacon, nearly all of which are from countries signatory to the Understanding, cost £123.6 million in 1967. Owing to obvious uncertainties about levels and patterns of prices, production and consumption, I cannot give any useful comparative estimate of foreign exchange cost for the year just started.