§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many letters were received in the Department from hon. Members last month.
260Wof cows producing milk, (b) a milk quota larger than their actual production, or (c) sold their total quota or partial quota in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JackThe Intervention Board keeps a record of individual producers' milk quota but not their milk production, so the information needed to answer(a) and (b) is not available. Since 1 April 1994, when the Intervention Board assumed responsibility for the administration of milk quotas, 2,280 producers in the United Kingdom have sold their quota, either in whole or in part.