HC Deb 17 March 1983 vol 39 c251W
21. Mr. Knox

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the fact that it now requires many more gallons of milk to pay for basic farming inputs, he will reconsider the policy of controlling surpluses by price guarantee control.

Mr. Peter Walker

In the 1983–84 price fixing negotiations we shall continue to press for price restraint, which we believe is essential if we are to curb the surplus production in the Community.