HC Deb 13 April 1981 vol 3 c27W
Dr. David Clark

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the fact that 300,000 tonnes of beef are stored currently in intervention stocks, if Her Majesty's Government will take advantage of the European Economic Community Regulation No. 2374/79 to allow schools and hospitals to purchase such beef at greatly reduced prices.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

No. All consumers in the United Kingdom benefit from the Variable beef premium scheme.