§ 18. Mr. Flanneryasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the European Economic Community's common agricultural policy, he plans to explore the possibility of importing cheaper dairy produce from Australia and New Zealand.
§ Mr. BishopAccess for specified quantities of butter from New Zealand has already been provided for until the end of 1980 under the arrangements which the Government negotiated in 1976. When the Council comes to consider the position after 1980, my right hon. Friend will fight strongly to secure an arrangement 255W which fully recognises the importance to New Zealand of access to the United Kingdom market. Future arrangements for the import of New Zealand and Australian cheeses are currently being discussed within the GATT multilateral trade negotiations as part of an international agreement on dairy products.