§ Mr. Bestasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what proposals he will put forward to the EEC Council of Ministers so as to ensure that 604W full-time farmers in Anglesey and the United Kingdom are not penalised in favour of part-time farmers in other EEC countries;
(2) if he will take steps to protect United Kingdom beef producers from unfair competition from other producers in EEC countries; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what are his proposals for devaluing the green pound; over what period and by how much; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe Government are committed to devalue the green pound in order to enable United Kingdom producers to compete on level terms with those in the rest of the Community. I said on 15 June [Vol. 968, c. 778] that I should be asking the Council to agree to a devaluation in the green pound of 5 per cent. with an additional 5 per cent. for pigmeat.