§ 83. Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the lead the European Economic Community has in organised marketing, he will take steps to rectify this position.
§ Mr. PriorAlthough the premise of my hon. Friend does not apply equally to all commodities, I recognise the scope for improvement in organised marketing so as to exploit fully our productive competitiveness as future members of the EEC. The National Farmers' Union has had some preliminary discussion of the problem with me. It is actively considering ways of improving marketing and is keeping me closely informed.
89WI should also like to take this opportunity to make it known that my right hon. Friends and I have now received the Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Contract Farming, which should make a valuable contribution to our thinking. We are grateful to Sir James Barker and the members of his Committee for the work they have now completed. We are arranging for the report to be published and it should be available by the end of September.