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11. Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any plans for the introduction of a set-aside system for cereal production in the Community.

25. Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he proposes to make public his set-aside scheme for surplus cereal land.

48. Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he intends to implement his proposals for a set-aside scheme for surplus cereal land.

Mr. Gummer

The Council of Ministers, under the chairmanship of my right hon. Friend, agreed in principle in December that measures should be introduced to divert land out of commodities in surplus, including cereals.

19. Mr. Raynsford

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the Agriculture Ministers to discuss cereal surpluses within the European Economic Community.

Mr. Gummer

Discussions on the Commission's 1987–88 agriculture price proposals, which we expect shortly, are likely to cover the question of cereal surpluses.

31. Mr. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make it his policy to oppose any scheme put forward within the EEC for quotas for cereals production.

Mr. Gummer

This is already our policy.

No Member state, nor the Commission, advocates the introduction of quotas in the cereals sector.