§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in view of the increased smuggling of pigs from Northern Ireland into the Republic of Eire, whether he will make representations about the effect of EEC compensatory payments on the distortion of the trade in pigs between Northern Ireland and the Republic to the appropriate EEC authorities.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe level of illegal trade in pigs between Northern Ireland and the Republic derives from a combination of factors and not from the payment of compensatory amounts alone. For this reason the problem is being treated at present as a bilateral one to be resolved between the United Kingdom and the Republic.