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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 May 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the price of milk that dairy farmers receive in Lancashire; if she will make a statement on the change in milk prices in the last two months for dairy farmers in Lancashire; what support and assistance she will provide to dairy farmers in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK, to assist them in relation to falling prices; what discussions her Department had on the application for agrimoney aid to support dairy farmers; what recent discussions her officials have had with supermarkets in order to ensure that farmers receive a fair price for milk produced; and what action she is taking to ensure that the price of milk in supermarkets reflects the price paid to dairy farmers.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
386 c331W; 57451;57453;57452;57454
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Compensation Dairy farming Farmers EU grants and loans Prices Milk Lancashire
Link
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