§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimates he has made of the effect of the common agricultural policy on the British consumption of butter since 1975.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithIt is not possible to make meaningful estimates, since these would be highly dependent on assumptions of what the United Kingdom butter price might be under any alternative support arrangements that might operate if the United Kingdom were outside the common agricultural policy.