§ 24. Mr. Nelsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EEC Agricultural Ministers' meeting on 9th and 10th December and on the position of the British Government in respect to the EEC price proposals.
§ 25. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the European Commission's proposals for agricultural prices in 1975.
§ Mr. PeartThe Council of EEC Agricultural Ministers on 9th and 10th December was devoted mainly to a first exchange of views on the European Commission's proposals for agricultural prices in 1975–76. The Council also considered the detailed arrangements to give effect to the major decisions previously taken on sugar.
I would also refer the hon. Members to my statement on 16th January during the debate on the Commission's price proposals.—[Vol. 884, c. 821–3.]