§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why Her Majesty's Government do not accept the need for a supplementary common agricultural policy budget in 1986.
§ Mr. BrookeIt would be premature to accept the need for a supplementary budget for agricultural expenditure until the Commission and Council of Ministers have undertaken a thorough examination of the justification for the extra spending and of the scope for economies to offset it.