HL Deb 22 November 1982 vol 436 cc782-3WA
Lord Stanley of Alderley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether three samples of wheat, numbers 0921080, 09255330 and 0927090 were rejected for bread making intervention in the United Kingdom and later accepted in France and, if so, why.

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Ferrers)

These three samples were rejected for bread making wheat intervention in the United Kingdom. I have seen reports that they were subsequently accepted in France but I cannot speculate on what the reasons might have been.