HC Deb 18 May 1978 vol 950 cc246-7W
29. Mr. Brotherton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about future plans for the Potato Marketing Board, following the meeting of the Council of Ministers (Agriculture) on 25th and 26th April.

Mr. John Silkin

There was no discussion on potatoes at the Council on 25th-26th April.

Government policy on the agricultural marketing boards remains unchanged: it is to seek to maintain those powers of the boards which are essential to the orderly marketing of the products concerned.

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