§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Prime Minister whether the Government intend to take action to compensate the poorer members of the Community for the fact that the proposed restrictions on imports of sheepmeat will bear most hardly on them.
§ The Prime MinisterThe agreements being negotiated by the Community with third country suppliers of sheepmeat are intended to continue imports at traditional levels, not to reduce them, and would involve a reduction in the import duty. These arrangements together with the deficiency payments system of support secured for the United Kingdom are expected to benefit British consumers.