Cyn MP ar gyfer Rushcliffe
It would be churlish of me not to thank my right hon. Friend for attempting to meet, at least in part, the proposals which I made in Committee. I apologise for not being here when he began his speech in moving the Amendment. I was slightly disappointed to hear him assure right hon. and hon. Gentlemen opposite that he would only use the two extra members if he felt that there was an improper...
The producers pay for it, but I remind the hon. Gentleman that the Opposition have tabled a number of Amendments to suggest that the Government should pay substantially more towards the costs of this authority. It may be that the House will accept those Amendments. If that were to happen it would strengthen the argument that if we are to have this kind of authority the taxpayer and the...
I was referring to support buying, but I shall be out of order if I deal with that now.
There are Amendments dealing with that matter.
Later we shall discuss—and I am sure that right hon. and hon. Gentlemen opposite will want to participate in the discussion—whether the Government are making a big enough contribution towards the work of this authority. May we come back to the main point? I still maintain that members——
I think that we must——
May we get back to the main point? This authority is concerned with the marketing of eggs. It is in the interests of the consumer that there should be a stable market, and that eggs should be marketed efficiently and at the cheapest possible price. It is also in the interests of the producer that there should be a stable market. If we are to set up bodies of this kind, the consumer, who,...
I defer to your judgment, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am concerned about the Amendment which enables the Minister to appoint two more independent members, and I am saying that there might not be a proper balance on the board. It seems to me that part of the business of being in balance is the question whether the people most concerned with eggs in the last resort—the consumers—are fairly...
