HC Deb 02 July 1969 vol 786 cc92-3W
62. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving the comparative retail prices in London and Paris of the following commodities, namely, eggs, butter, cheese, milk, sugar, bread, meat, fruit and vegetables, fish and soft-drinks, giving, in the case of Paris, figures which are available from international sources.

Mr. Hoy

In view of differences in quality and definition, precise comparisons are not possible, but the following are such figures as are available.

of good agricultural land for building and other purposes, whether he will now conduct a new inquiry into the means by which this loss can be limited.

Mr. John Mackie

The needs of our growing population cannot be met without some encroachment upon agricultural land; but we always seek to limit the amount of land taken and to avoid the use of high quality land as far as possible. I do not see in what way a new inquiry could contribute further to these aims.

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