Food Prices

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 20 Rhagfyr 1973.

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Photo of Mrs Peggy Fenner Mrs Peggy Fenner , Rochester and Chatham 12:00, 20 Rhagfyr 1973

No, Sir. Of course, when they negotiated to join the EEC the Government did not know that there was going to be a fuel and energy crisis, partly outside our control and partly nationally inflicted. At the United Kingdom's request, the EEC has agreed to examine the CCT on foodstuffs for items where the tariffs might be cut or suspended in order to help counter-inflation.