§ Mr. Hordernasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the movement in the guaranteed price of milk to farmers in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThere is no longer a guaranteed price for milk. The actual net prices received by wholesale producers in England and Wales in recent years have been as follows:
April/March years Average price —pence per litre 1978–79 10.430 1979–80 11.407 1980–81 12.578 1981–82 13.617 1982–83 14.664 1983–84 * *Not yet available. Source: Table 109 of "Dairy Facts and Figures 1983," published by The Federation of United Kingdom Milk Marketing Boards.