§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is Her Majesty's Government's intention to implement the EEC directive on minimum standards for beer, since the directive 402W subsidised imports from countries outside the EEC;
(2) if he will ensure that the sluicegate price for ducks is applied at the correct level.
§ Mr. BishopNo ducks were imported into the United Kingdom from outside the Community in 1975: 122 tons have been imported so far this year. EEC sluicegate prices for poultrymeat are determined quarterly by Commission regulations made in accordance with rules set out in Council Regulation 146/67.
We have received representations that the price level set for ducks is too low and these are being considered. A decision to change the basis of calculation would of course be a matter for the Community as a whole.