HC Deb 24 July 1978 vol 954 c518W
Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in the Official Report (a) the percentage change in total new supply and (b) total new supply, for the periods 1970 to 1973 inclusive and 1974 to 1977 inclusive, using forecast figures where necessary, of the following products: beef and veal, mutton and lamb, pork, bacon and ham, poultry meat, total meat supplies, milk, butter, cheese, cream, condensed milk, milk powder, skimmed milk powder, eggs, sugar, wheat, barley, oats, and total new supply of cereals.

Mr. John Silkin

The information requested is as follows:

Where a farmworker is provided with a house by his employer the general effect of the Agricultural Wages Order 1978 made by the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales is that any rent charged must not carry the worker's cash wage more than £1.50 below his minimum weekly entitlement without a direction from the local agricultural wages committee.