§ 48. Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what progress has been made towards achieving the target for home-grown lamb under the selective expansion programme.
§ Mr. HoyThere is no specific target for lamb production under the selective expansion programme. The aim is first to check and then to offset the recent decline in lowland breeding flock numbers. But we have recognised this cannot be done quickly. The Annual Review incentives already given are bound to take time to work through; and the weather this spring has been a handicap, particularly in some areas.