§ Mr. Colvinasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in the light of actual United Kingdom milk production levels, he will make it his policy not to penalise milk producers who exceed their quota.
§ Mr. GummerProducers' liability to pay supplementary levy is governed by Community regulations and individual member states have no discretion to refuse to collect levy if it falls due. However, for the 1985–86 marketing year, provided overall milk production is below the national quota, producers will not be liable to pay levy if they exceed their individual quotas. Even if the national quota were to be exceeded, the offsetting effect of producers who under-utilise their quota would mean that in practice levy liability would be reduced.