§ 4. Mr. McQuarrieasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the retention of the beef variable premium scheme for 1985–86.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Commission's original CAP price proposals for 1985–86 made no provision for continuation of the beef variable premium scheme. I made it clear however that I would insist on satisfactory provision for the scheme before I could agree to any final settlement, and I was accordingly pleased to see the premium covered in the latest compromise proposals discussed this week. I regret that agreement on this, as on other price fixing questions, has yet to be reached.