HC Deb 17 May 1973 vol 856 c354W
31. Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the proposed subsidy for butter, he will abandon the proposal to terminate this summer the subsidies hitherto paid on bacon and sugar.

32. Dr. Gilbert

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, as part of the Government's counter-inflation policy, he will extend the proposed subsidy on butter to other essential foodstuffs.

Mrs. Fenner

No, the surplus of butter in the EEC gives rise to special considerations which do not apply to other essential foodstuffs.