§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will have discussions with the Common Market, in pursuance of the Government's counter-inflation policy, with a view to stopping the 8 per cent. tariff on imports of mutton and lamb from third countries due to be imposed on 1st January 1974.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartNo. No realistic estimate can be made of the contribution which postponement of the first step towards the common Community tariff for imports of third country mutton and54W lamb would make to the aims of the Government's counter-inflation programme.