§ Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether any butter has been withdrawn from the privately-owned stores for the purpose of the European Economic Community Christmas butter sale at reduced prices.
§ Mr. MacGregorOf the 200,000 tonnes of butter which is being sold at a reduced price in the European Economic Community, 27,000 tonnes may be drawn from private storage stocks and sold in the countries where it was stocked. In addition, some of the butter sold in Italy and Greece under these arrangements may have been drawn from private storage stock in other countries. The United Kingdom allocation of 39,200 tonnes is being provided entirely from butter which has been sold into intervention in this country.