§ Mr. Roebuckasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether from figures available to him from international sources, he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing, in sterling, the average retail price per pound of butter in each of the countries of the European Economic Community, and the United Kingdom price.
§ Mr. HoyPrecise comparisons of retail prices between countries are not possible. Though not allowing for differences in quality, etc., the following prices do however give some indication of relative levels.
Retail price per lb. of butter, June 1968 s. d. United Kingdom 3 4 Belgium 8 6 France 8 1 Federal Republic of Germany 7 4 Italy 8 0 Netherlands 6 11
§ Mr. Roebuckasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his plans, in the interests of assisting the British application for entry to the European Economic Community, for relieving the European Economic Community of its surplus of butter; and what estimate he has made of the effect of such plans on the retail price of butter in the United Kingdom.