§ Sir Hector MonroTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he has taken in regard to the three milk marketing boards in Scotland in the light of the Touche Ross study commissioned by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods into the England and Wales Milk Marketing Board's commercial activities.
§ Mr. RifkindMy Department has recently completed a study on Scottish Pride Quality Dairy Food, the Scottish Milk Marketing Board's commercial arm. Copies of the report are now available in the Library of the House. Discussions with interested parties on the report's conclusions will now begin. Studies on the other two boards in Scotland will start shortly.