HC Deb 18 January 1982 vol 16 c6W
Mr. Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is taking steps with a view to suspending the operation of the co-responsibility levy in the United Kingdom until the end of March 1982.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

No. It would be for the Commission to take the initiative in proposing a suspension of the levy, and I do not in any case believe that such a step would be justified in isolation, given the continuing surplus in the Community's dairy production.