§ Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the fact that the dispute between the European Economic Community Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries over their sugar exports to the Community failed to be resolved at the European Economic Community Foreign Ministers Council meeting on Monday 13 July, he will press urgently for this matter to be discussed by the Farm Ministers at their next meeting.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Council of Agriculture Ministers on 20–21 July agreed that the Community position on this year's guaranteed price for raw preferential sugar should be maintained, but that the Commission should assure the ACP countries that there would be no further changes of a differential nature in white and raw sugar prices in the lifetime of the current sugar regime.
Mr. Ernie Ross asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tonnes of sugar have been exported from Great Britain in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe information requested is as follows:
Year Tonnes (white sugar equivalent) 1978 85,518 1979 70,591 1980 93,761 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Accounts