§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what aid is given by European Community countries other than the United Kingdom to their respective pig industries.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe responsibility for monitoring all aids given by member states rests with the European Commission, and it would not be appropriate for my Department to attempt to duplicate its work by maintaining a detailed inventory of such aids. We are, however, constantly on the alert for national aids to agriculture that appear to breach the treaty, and we remain fully prepared to refer substantiated cases to the Commission.