HC Deb 17 April 1980 vol 982 c679W
43. Mr. Geraint Howells

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what stage has been reached by officials of European Economic Community member States negotiating the harmonisation of milk health and hygiene regulations for the European Community as a whole; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Walker

When the proposed measures for harmonising health and hygiene standards for liquid milk were last discussed at the end of 1978, substantial differences of view still remained on a range of important points.