§ Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what action he will take to protect the British duck industry from being destroyed by
Commodity Current stocks (tonnes) Stocks at October 1975 (tonnes) Stocks at October 1974 (tonnes) Cereals: Wheat … 1,525,337 2,225,356 1,257,875 Durum wheat … 460,368 900 None Rye … 160,128 285,211 204,695 Barley … 150,204 533,939 551,723 Milk products: Butter … 196,000 64,000 93,000 Skimmed milk powder … 1,346,000 1,043,000 320,000 Cheese* … None 19,000 None Beef† … 307,000 254,000 182,000 Olive oil … 70,000 None None Rape seeds … 10,000 None None Sugar … 66,000 None None * Intervention arrangements for cheese are available only in Italy. † The figures for beef relate to September in each year.