§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made with the proposed European Community scheme announced by his predecessor for releasing grain from intervention at cheaper prices to assist livestock producers.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Commission, in consultation with the United Kingdom and other member states, completed preparations for the release on special terms this season of intervention wheat for incorporation in animal feed. In September the Commission announced that it had decided not to introduce those arrangements, in the light of a lower harvest and stronger demand for feed grain in the Community this season. It has instead proposed a simpler scheme involving the release of a smaller tonnage of wheat over a more limited period, and a decision on this proposal is expected very soon.