§ Mr. Mylesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will announce the guaranteed prices for sheep and wool for 1980–81.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerIn the absence of any agreement on Community arrangements for sheepmeat the Government is continuing the fat sheep guarantee. We have decided that the guaranteed price for fat sheep should be increased from 140p to 155p per kg. as from 31 March 1980. The guaranteed price has, as in previous years, been converted into a scale of weekly standard prices which will be published today.
The guaranteed price for wool will be raised to 115p per kg. for the marketing year beginning 1 May 1980.