§ Mr. Nicholson
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the amount of milk produced in the first three months of the 1985 quota year; what is the comparison with 1983 levels for the same period; and what percentage above or below quota productions is at present.
§ Mr. MacGregor
In the period April to June 1985 deliveries to the Milk Marketing Board in England and Wales were 3407.3 million litres compared with 3781.8 million litres in the same period in 1983. On the basis of these figures wholesale production to the end of June was running approximately 0.7 per cent. below quota.