§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details of the changes in poultrymeat sluicegate prices agreed recently by the Council of Ministers (Agriculture); and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe following table shows the current sluicegate prices and basic import levies for turkeys, ducks and geese and those that will apply from 1 May. The 1 May figures take account of the increases in the standard amounts agreed for these products by the Council of Ministers and of recent changes in world cereal prices, which are reviewed quarterly by the management committee. Corresponding changes will also apply to the sluicegate prices and levies for imports of the derived products from 1 May.
We are in touch with the United Kingdom organisations concerned and with the Commission about possible improvements in the Community's arrangements to ensure that sluicegate prices in the eggs and poultry sector are maintained at reasonable levels.
Claims received Claims determined Payments made Slate quarrying industry 857 849 740 Other Industries 4,104 4,010 2,388 Total 4,961 4,859 3,128