Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy towards the opinion expressed by the European Parliament that in the European Economic Community 1978 farm price review there should be a maximum overall price increase of 2 per cent. and no price increase at all for those products where there is a structural surplus.
§ Mr. BishopWe entirely agree that there should be no increase in common prices for products in structural surplus. We wish to see the maximum restraint on common prices and my right hon. Friend will continue to press for this as forcefully as he can.