§ Mr. Warrenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will assess the surplus in cereal production in the European Community and make representations to the European Economic Community to halt the imports of cereal substitutes from outside the Community.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonAverage Community cereals production over the past three years has been about 20 per cent. above the level that can be absorbed on the Community market.
For the Community to halt unilaterally the import of cereal substitutes from third countries would be contrary to its international obligations and would not be consistent with the commitments that the Community has undertaken in respect of the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations.