HC Deb 19 January 1978 vol 942 c331W
14. Mr. Arnold

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied with the method used to calculate monetary compensatory amounts.

Mr. John Silkin

No. I agree with the Commission that in principle the European unit of account, which is composed of all EEC currencies, would provide a more representative basis than the currencies in the European joint float for the calculation of MCAs, but the balance of advantage for the United Kingdom of such a change would depend on how it was made and how the new system was operated.