HC Deb 17 March 1972 vol 833 cc187-8W
Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement giving details of the arrangements which will apply in Northern Ireland for the supply of potatoes to granule manufacturers at special prices.

Mr. Prior

The arrangements applying in Northern Ireland will be comparable with those for Great Britain except that payments to growers or to merchants on their behalf will be undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, which performs similar functions in connection with normal market support operations. This will mean that the factory at Newry need not be closed.

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