HC Deb 03 March 1988 vol 128 cc668-9W
19. Mr. Livsey

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received concerning the devaluation of the green pound.

39. Mr. Latham

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent representations he has received on the level of the green pound, and its effect on British producers.

45. Sir John Farr

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many representations he has received about the case for adjusting the value of the green pound.

Mr. Butler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many representations he has received about the level of the green pound; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. MacGregor

I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Mr. Jones).

71. Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what further steps he proposes to take to alleviate the adverse financial effects of current green pound rates on the agricultural industry in the United Kingdom.

Mr. MacGregor

Decisions on the green pound rates are best taken during the price fixing. The Government are fully aware of the real concern of United Kingdom producers about current rates and are considering the best approach to adopt in negotiations taking this and the other economic factors into account.

22. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about recent changes in the level of the green pound.

Mr. MacGregor

Green pound changes are best made at the time of the price fixing. At the last price fixing in June 1987, devaluations were agreed of 7 percentage points for beef and 5.5 percentage points for most other products. This gave us a better outcome than any of our major EC competitors.

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