§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures he has taken, or has under consideration, to ensure increasing supplies of home-produced food.
§ Mr. PeartThe increases in EEC farm prices agreed in Brussels last month, together with the special assistance that I negotiated for pig and beef producers and my proposal to introduce a subsidy on oil for glasshouse heating, will help to ensure a sustained expansion of agricultural production in the United Kingdom. I shall be having discussions in the coming months with the interests concerned about the long-term future of the industry.