§ Mr. Roperasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when and how he intends to apply the decision of the Commission of the European Communities No. 73/10/EEC published in the Official Journal on 13th February 1973 on subsidising the sale of butter to those in receipt of social security benefits.
§ Mr. GodberI am considering this in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services. I should, however, point out that the corresponding decision for the new member States takes account of the lower intervention prices for butter in the United Kingdom. The maximum amount of subsidy in the United Kingdom would currently be about 6p per lb, rising to about 10p per lb after the first upward adjustment of the intervention price. The maximum allowance per beneficiary is approximately 1 lb per month.