HC Deb 13 December 1979 vol 975 c778W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing spot prices, at the EEC farm-gate buying-in price, the United Kingdom farm-gate buying-in price, the United Kingdom farm-gate market price, and the world price, of: wheat, barley, butter, hindquarter chilled beef, manufacturing beef, chilled lamb, frozen lamb, and cheddar-type cheese.

Mr. Peter Walker

I regret that in formation in the form requested cannot be provided. The nearest available figures are given below.

in the level of farm prices expressed in sterling and I do not think this would be practicable. In any case, the movement of sterling against the European currency unit, especially in the short term, does not necessarily reflect relative rates of inflation.