§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the European Economic Community target price for milk was reached in each of the European Economic Community States and by each United Kingdom Milk Marketing Board in each of the last three available years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithStrictly comparable figures are not available, but, on the basis of information supplied by the Milk Marketing Boards, the position in the various member States and MMB areas was as follows:
Producer milk prices (a) in EEC member States, expressed as a percentage of the target price (b) 1977 1978 1979 Belgium 91.2 93.7 93.8 Denmark 95.7 96.5 97.3 France 95.4 95.7 96.5 Germany 96.5 96.4 97.6 Ireland (c)(d) 84.4 84.9 84.2 Italy (c) 140.2 125.5 127.7 Luxembourg 88.3 86.5 90.3 Netherlands (c)(e) 97.7 96.3 95.5 United Kingdom: England and Wales 102.6 97.6 94.6 Scotland 103.2 99.7 97.7 Aberdeen and District 103.0 98.8 98.9 North of Scotland 104.2 96.7 96.8 Northern Ireland 99.9 95.2 92.5 Information is not available for Greece Footnotes (a) producer prices in member States were ex-farm prices, for milk with 3.7 per cent. butter fat, excluding VAT. (b) average annual price fixed by the Council, less average transport costs, as estimated by the Milk Marketing Board. (c) milk of natural fat content. (d) milk for manufacture. (e) prices relate to the areas covered by the Milk Marketing Boards. Sources:
(1) Figures for England and Wales and for other member States, taken from "EEC Dairy Facts and Figures, 1980" published by the Milk Marketing Board for England and Wales.
(2) Figures for other United Kingdom Milk Marketing Board areas were supplied by the boards in question.