§ 14. Mr. Hicksasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total amount of milk surrendered under the outgoers scheme; and if he will make a statement.
§ 21. Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the present position concerning the outgoers scheme for dairy farmers.
§ Mr. GummerBy 15 November, 1,639 producers had committed themselves to surrender some 277 million litres of quota under the outgoers scheme in England and Wales. A further 13 producers offering just over 3 million litres are currently interested in joining the scheme.
§ 17. Mr. Strangasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received about the European Community Commission's proposed new outgoers scheme for milk producers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JoplingI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave earlier to my hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Waterside (Mr. Colvin).