HC Deb 19 March 1981 vol 1 c150W
15. Mr. Stoddart

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made towards the radical reform of the common agricultural policy.

Mr. Peter Walker

Average increases in common prices have been held to only 3 per cent. a year in the last two price fixings, while in 1980 common agricultural policy expenditure rose at only half the rate of the previous five years.