§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he is aware that binder twine was approximately £155 per ton in 1973 and is now £680 per ton; and if he will take steps designed to reduce the price of this agricultural input.
§ Mr. BennI cannot reconcile the figures quoted with information available to my Department, but it is true that prices increased substantially—for sisal twine from £203 to £372, and for polypropylene twine from £362 to £517—as of April 1973 and 1974. The increases materials.