§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will take action to halt the import of all French turkeys until United Kingdom sheepmeat can be freely exported to France.
§ Mr. GummerWe have written to the French Minister of Agriculture to protest about the introduction of controls over our sheepmeat exports to France and to ask for their immediate removal. We have also drawn the French action 487W to the attention of the EC Commission which appears to share our view that the French action is illegal. It may be doubted whether the best means to return France to adherence to her treaty obligations is for Britain herself to act illegally.