§ Mr. Freemanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the European Economic Community concerning a change in the sheepmeat regime's seasonal scale of guide prices so as to reduce the rate of fall of the scale during June; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorWhen the scale was first proposed we said problems would arise. After they did so we raised the subject in the Council of Agriculture Ministers last July with particular reference to the fall in June. Since last summer we have made repeated representations on the subject. However, the Commission's proposals for next year's seasonal scale offer no improvements and we shall continue to press for changes which will promote more orderly marketing.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Licences applied for and issued for the killing of cormorants causing damage in England and Wales during 1984 Location Nature and extent of damage Estimated number of cormorants at damage site Maximum number permitted to be killed under licence Duration of licence Number killed 1. Blithfield Reservoir Staffordshire Serious damage to trout stocks 15–125 (depending on time of year) 10 1 month Nil