§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to prevent any British infant food firm from distributing free samples of powdered baby milk in the United Kingdom and overseas until an international code of marketing is ratified by the World Health Organisation.
§ Mr. WigginThe standard of milk powder for baby food is satisfactorily controlled in the United Kingdom by statutory regulation. It is for overseas Governments to decide what action to take in their own countries. Her Majesty's Government will continue to play a full part in the international discussions at the
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1970 1975 1980 Butter (a) Average first hand price, bulk butter, home produced, per tonne £303.3 £718.4 £1,760(1) (b) Average retail price, Danish, per kg 45.0p 70.5p 185.4p(2) (c) EC target price (3) (4) (4) (4) (d) EC intervention price, 82 per cent. fat, per 100 kg (3) (5)— (i) up to 2.3.1975 and 31.5.1 1980 173.50ua 183.58ua 284.97ECU (ii) 3.3.1975–15.9.1975 194.63ua (iii) remainder of year 209.58ua 291.60ECU Cheese (a) Average first hand price, English cheddar, creamery, white rindless, per tonne £303.92 £828 £1,545(1) (b) Average retail price, cheddar type, per kg 40.8p 95.5p 206.8p(2) (c) EC target price (3) (4) (4) (4) (d) EC intervention price (6) — — — Sugar (a) Average ex-refinery wholesale spot price, cwt of 50 kg sacks, per tonne £57.67 £226.25 £322.69(2) (b) Average retail price, granulated, per kg 8.3p 29.5p 34.7p(2) World Health Assembly, which have not yet been completed.