§ 36. Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the operation of milk quotas.
§ Mr. GummerDairy farmers in the United Kingdom have generally adapted well to the milk quota system. The rising trend in milk production in the European Community has been checked, but there is still a substantial excess of supply over demand. Reductions in the level of quota were agreed earlier this year, and the Council of Ministers is now considering ways to tighten up the operation of the quota system to make it more effective.