§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received concerning the retention of the beef and sheep variable premiums; and if he will make a statement on the proposals put forward by the European Community Commission to end them.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI continue to receive a number of such representations. The Commission's proposals for the reform of the beef and sheepmeat regimes have just been received, and I am studying them closely.