§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he took into account the possiblity of a fall in the value of the dollar in agreeing to a limit being put on European Economic Community agricultural expenditure; and whether he is satisfied that such expenditure will not exceed the specified limit in the current year.
Mr. MacGreogrThe provision made for expenditure under the common agricultural policy in the draft budget for 1985, which was established by the Budget Council on 23 April, takes account of the possibility of a fall in the value of the dollar compared with the European currency unit and it is not expected to be exceeded.