§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the future of milk quotas.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 13 March 1995]: The current EC legislation on milk quotas does not expire until 31 March 2000. The future of the quota system will be reviewed before that date and the Government will he pressing for the replacement of quotas and price supports in the dairy sector by a free market for milk and milk products in which production is based on supply and demand. Meantime, we will continue to resist any further arbitrary cuts in the UK's inadequate quota, press for reductions in support prices and seek a change in the EC rules to permit the transfer of milk quota between producers in different member states.