§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on Government measures over the past 12 months to assist the dairy sector of the farming industry; and what further proposals he is preparing.
§ Mr. BishopOn 1st October last year the effective guaranteed price was increased by 7.7p per gallon. Since then there have been three further increases and another increase is due on 1st November when the effective guaranteed price will be 40.02p per gallon, over 50 per cent. higher than the guaranteed price originally fixed for 1974–75. My right hon. Friend said in his statement last Wednesday that there will be scope for a further increase at the beginning of the next milk year, and this will be for the Government to decide after the annual review.