Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 February 2015. It was answered by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 February 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Milk: Prices

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 22 January (HL4173), how they assess the success of French milk co-operatives in sustaining prices for procedures as compared with that of English co-operatives since the end of the Milk Marketing Board.

Answer: The Government supports co-operation in the dairy sector through the development of co-operatives and Producer Organisations (POs). In January 2014 we commissioned a study looking at the critical success factors behind dairy co-operatives working across Europe, including France. The study showed that collaboration has an important role to play in establishing mutual beneficial relationships between all parties across the supply chain. For this reason we have facilitated the uptake of POs in this country. The report is available at www.rannd.defra.gov.uk.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL4459
Session: 2014-15
Related items: Milk
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Cooperatives Prices Milk
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk