HC Deb 13 November 1981 vol 12 c196W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take effective steps against Dutch glasshouse produce so that United Kingdom growers will not continue to suffer as a consequence of Dutch subsidisation in its present form; and whether it is possible for him to expedite a European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund funded grant to British growers to meet their high energy costs.

Mrs. Fenner

We shall continue to exert the utmost pressure for the early end of the preferential tariff for gas supplied to Dutch glasshouse growers. Any proposal for a Community-funded aid is a matter for the Commission.

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