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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his policy is on milk price (a) regulation and (b) indexing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his policy is on milk price (a) regulation and (b) indexing.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Barry Gardiner
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 April 2006
For answer on
25 April 2006
Answered on
11 May 2006
We believe the market must determine prices. Provided competition law is respected, the Government cannot and do not get involved in price negotiations.
Subjects
Prices; Milk
Date
11 May 2006
Reference
66111; 446 c411W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the relationship between the levels of imports of milk and the purchase of milk from domestic producers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the relationship between the levels of imports of milk and the purchase of milk from domestic producers.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Barry Gardiner
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 April 2006
For answer on
27 April 2006
Answered on
11 May 2006
The Government have made no such assessment. The UK does not import significant quantities of liquid milk.
Subjects
Imports; Milk
Date
11 May 2006
Reference
446 c414W; 66928
House
House of Commons
Does the Minister share my concern and unhappiness about the fact that several efficient long-standing milk producers in my constituency have gone out of dairy production? Is he worried that the dairy trade and the superstores exercise too much influence? They make huge profits while dairy farmers, who manage the land that is so important to this country, are forced out of business by the price that they receive.
Does the Minister share my concern and unhappiness about the fact that several efficient long-standing milk producers in my constituency have gone out of dairy production? Is he worried that the dairy trade and the superstores exercise too much influence? They make huge profits while dairy farmers, who manage the land that is so important to this country, are forced out of business by the price that they receive.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 December 2005
I agree that it is worrying when efficient dairy farmers go out of business. Many may choose to do that for commercial or other reasons. However, farm-gate milk is at its highest level since October 2001 and there is also the dairy premium. It is important to consider all the issues, including the role of supermarkets, which, as the hon. Gentleman knows, is constantly reviewed by the independent competition authorities.
Subjects
Dairy farming; Prices; Milk; Supermarkets
Date
15 December 2005
Reference
440 c1428
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Minister is a very reasonable man. Does he not think it strange that in a country which has absolutely the right environment for milk production, where the grassland is the best in the world for milk production, dairy farmers, including those in my constituency, are going out of business because they cannot compete, not least because of the activities of the superstores to which my hon. Friend the Member for Louth and Horncastle (Sir Peter Tapsell) referred? Is it not possible for the Government to do more to assist the dairy farmer, because at the end of the day only productive farming can maintain the countryside?
The Minister is a very reasonable man. Does he not think it strange that in a country which has absolutely the right environment for milk production, where the grassland is the best in the world for milk production, dairy farmers, including those in my constituency, are going out of business because they cannot compete, not least because of the activities of the superstores to which my hon. Friend the Member for Louth and Horncastle (Sir Peter Tapsell) referred? Is it not possible for the Government to do more to assist the dairy farmer, because at the end of the day only productive farming can maintain the countryside?
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 November 2005
The hon. Gentleman is also a reasonable man, and I thank him for his question. A lot of the symptoms that he described in dairy farmers' operations are the reasons why there is a good long-term future for farming, because all the circumstances are right. Many people talk about the problems of supermarkets, which is why my noble Friend Lord Bach and I will next month meet Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry to discuss the operation of the market, and particularly the role of the supermarkets.
Subjects
Dairy farming; Import duties; Imports; Milk
Date
17 November 2005
Reference
439 c1088
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on fluctuations in the level of the farm gate price of milk in the last 20 years. - Includes figures and ref to "Prices and Profitability in the GB Supply Chain".
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on fluctuations in the level of the farm gate price of milk in the last 20 years. - Includes figures and ref to "Prices and Profitability in the GB Supply Chain".
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2004
For answer on
27 January 2004
Answered on
27 January 2004
Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on
fluctuations in the level of the farm gate price of milk in the last 20 years. [148694]
Alun Michael: The fluctuations in the farmgate price of milk over the last 20 years are caused by a number of factors, including the
level of supplies, demand on EU and world markets and exchange rates. However, none of these factors are sufficient to explain why
UK farmgate prices have been constantly below the EU average with the exception of a few years after deregulation of the milk market
in 1994. This question was examined by KPMG in its report on "Prices and Profitability in the GB Supply Chain", which was
commissioned by the Milk Development Council and published last year. The Report concluded that low farmgate prices in the UK were
largely the product the structure of the UK industry, the low value of the product mix and the low level of product innovation
within the UK compared with some Member States. The Report also identified a number of areas where farmgate prices could be improved
by increasing supply chain efficiency, through rationalisation or through benchmarking.
Many of these factors are for the industry to address itself, the Government has taken action in line with its Strategy for
Sustainable Farming and Food to facilitate industry action. In particular: Lord Whitty has chaired meetings of a Dairy Supply Chain
Forum, which has been looking at collaborative solutions to improve supply chain efficiency, as well as other issues; Under the
auspices of the Forum, the Milk Development Council has initiated an innovations workshop to look at barriers to innovation in the
sector and how to overcome them; Defra is participating in a further two sub groups of the Forum, which aim to facilitate the long
term sustainable development of the dairy supply chain and help it adjust to the new environment created by the reformed CAP; The
Government have made a grant of nearly £0.5 million to the Food Chain Centre to examine how to improve dairy supply chain
efficiency; and We have established English Food and Farming Partnerships to encourage co-operation and collaboration across all
agricultural sectors.
Subjects
Dairy farming; Prices; Milk
Date
27 January 2004
Reference
417 c253-4W;417 c254-5W; 148694
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the operation of the milk-dairy supply chain. - Includes figures and ref to "Prices and Profitability in the British Dairy Chain".
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the operation of the milk-dairy supply chain. - Includes figures and ref to "Prices and Profitability in the British Dairy Chain".
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2004
For answer on
27 January 2004
Answered on
27 January 2004
Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the
operation of the milk- dairy supply chain. [148693]
Alun Michael: Last year the Milk Development Council commissioned a study by KPMG on "Prices and Profitability in the British Dairy
Chain" which highlighted a number of areas where the operation of the dairy supply chain might contribute to low farmgate prices in
the UK, including the structure of the UK industry, the low value of the product mix and the low level of product innovation within
the UK compared with some member states. The Report also identified a number of areas where supply chain efficiency could be
improved, through rationalisation or benchmarking.
Many of these factors are for the industry itself to address. However, the Government can and has taken action to facilitate
industry action in line with its Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food. In particular: Lord Whitty has chaired meetings of a
Dairy Supply Chain Forum, which has been looking at co-operative solutions to improve supply chain efficiency, as well as other
issues; Under the auspices of the Forum, the Milk Development Council has initiated an innovations workshop to look at barriers to
innovation in the sector and how to overcome them; Defra is participating in a further two sub groups of the Forum, which aim to
facilitate the long term sustainable development of the dairy supply chain and help it adjust to the new environment created by the
reformed CAP; The Government has made a grant of nearly £0.5m to the Food Chain Centre to examine how to improve dairy supply chain
efficiency; and We have established English Food and Farming Partnerships to encourage co-operation and collaboration across all
agricultural sectors.
Subjects
Dairy farming; Milk
Date
27 January 2004
Reference
417 c253W;417 c253-4W; 148693
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total supermarket share of the (a) liquid milk and (b) cheese market was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total supermarket share of the (a) liquid milk and (b) cheese market was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2004
For answer on
22 January 2004
Answered on
22 January 2004
Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total supermarket share of
the (a) liquid milk and (b) cheese market was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [148691]
Alun Michael: The supermarket share of the biggest four supermarkets (Asda, Safeways, Sainsburys and Tesco) of liquid milk in
2001-02 was 36 per cent. If smaller supermarkets are included (excluding town centre and local shops) the share rises to 48 per
cent. The corresponding market shares for cheese are 64 per cent. for the big four and 80 per cent for all supermarkets. Figures are
from the Expenditure and Food Survey and are only available for the twelve month period ending in March 2002.
Subjects
Milk; Retail trade; Supermarkets; Cheese
Date
22 January 2004
Reference
416 c1371W; 148691
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the outcome of the retail price initiatives on liquid milk and cheese during the last three years. - Inc table and ref to "Prices and Profitability in the British Dairy Chain".
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the outcome of the retail price initiatives on liquid milk and cheese during the last three years. - Inc table and ref to "Prices and Profitability in the British Dairy Chain".
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2004
For answer on
22 January 2004
Answered on
22 January 2004
Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the
outcome of the retail price initiatives on liquid milk and cheese during the last three years. [148692]
Alun Michael: The evolution of farmgate and retail prices over the last three years is tabulated below. Last year, in a Milk
Development Council commissioned study by KPMG on "Prices and Profitability in the British Dairy Chain", London Economics undertook
an econometric study of various aspects of the supply chain, including price transmission. For the UK, London Economics found that
increases and decreases in retail prices for liquid milk are fully transmitted to farmgate prices with a lag of five months.
However, price changes at farmgate level are not fully transmitted. A 1 unit increase in farmgate price results in a 0.56 unit
increase in retail price, while a 1 unit decrease in farmgate prices results in a 0.71 unit decrease in retail price. For cheese
they found no transmission and for butter they found some evidence that a fall in the farmgate price of milk resulted in an increase
in the butter price.
Farmgate/Retail Milk Price Comparison July 2000-- November 2003
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Farmgate pence per pint Retail 1 pence per pint
November 2000 10.57 35
December 2000 10.38 35
January 2001 10.41 35
February 2001 10.33 36
March 2001 10.16 36
April 2001 10.48 36
May-2001 10.17 37
June 2001 10.63 37
July 2001 11.62 37
August 2001 11.85 37
September 2001 11.76 37
October 2001 11.63 37
November 2001 11.39 37
December 2001 11.14 37
January 2002 10.68 37
February 2002 10.40 36
March 2002 10.23 36
April 2002 9.09 36
May 2002 8.45 36
June 2002 8.73 36
July 2002 9.42 36
August 2002 9.66 36
September 2002 9.73 36
October 2002 10.31 37
November 2002 10.29 37
December 2002 10.09 37
January 2003 10.05 37
February 2003 10.03 36
March 2003 9.88 36
April 2003 9.57 36
May 2003 9.09 36
June 2003 9.39 36
July 2003 10.35 37
August 2003 10.77 37
September 2003 10.94 37
October 2003 11.14 37
November 2003 11.17 37
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 The retail price is an average of one pint of delivered milk and one pint of shop bought milk. Because most milk is shop bought
this overstates what is actually paid per pint by most consumers. Source: Defra/National Statistics
Subjects
Prices; Milk; Retail trade; Cheese
Date
22 January 2004
Reference
416 c1371-2W; 148692
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's raw milk production was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how this raw milk is processed, broken down by percentage. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's raw milk production was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how this raw milk is processed, broken down by percentage. - Inc table.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2004
For answer on
19 January 2004
Answered on
19 January 2004
Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the UK's raw milk production was
in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how this raw milk is processed, broken down by percentage.
[148690]
Alun Michael: The following table provides information on the UK raw milk production and supply, and how this supply is then
utilised for liquid consumption and the manufacture of products.
UK raw milk production and utilisation
Million litres
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Calendar years
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Supply and Use (a)
Production 14,317 14,549 14,259 14,256 14,420 14,218 14,587 14,078 14,291 14,449
Imports 1-- 1-- 181 111 128 129 111 105 64 72
Exports 89 129 185 173 290 373 465 445 414 421
Total new 14.228 14,420 14,255 14,194 14,258 13,973 14,233 13,738 13,941 14,100
supply
of which:
For liquid 6,806 6,765 6,922 6,838 6,748 6,739 6,853 6,768 6,761 6,756
consumption (48%) (47%) (49%) (48%) (47%) (48%) (48%) (49%) (48%) (48%)
For 7,061 7,298 6,918 6,934 7,059 6,821 6,988 6,550 6,714 6,939
manufacture
of which:
Butter (b) 284 (2%) 292 (2%) 273 (2%) 266 (2%) 284 (2%) 281 (2%) 290 (2%) 270 (2%) 259 (2%) 279 (2%)
Cheese 3,267 3,248 3,182 3,348 3,371 3,257 3,297 3,032 3,568 3,449
(23%) (23%) (22%) (24%) (24%) (23%) (23%) (22%) (26%) (24%)
Cream (b) 262 (2%) 277 (2%) 279 (2%) 276 (2%) 263 (2%) 263 (2%) 271 (2%) 266 (2%) 259 (2%) 260 (2%)
Condensed 731 (5%) 751 (5%) 661 (5%) 719 (5%) 692 (5%) 643 (5%) 603 (4%) 522 (4%) 536 (4%) 491 (3%)
milk (c)
Milk 458 (3%) 531 (4%) 623 (4%) 558 (4%) 822 (6%) 809 (6%) 853 (6%) 932 (7%) 781 (6%) 825 (6%)
powder--full
cream
Milk 1,437 1,567 1,422 1,322 (9%) 1,146 (8%) 1,101 (8%) 1,123 (8%) 889 (6%) 663 (5%) 973 (7%)
powder-- (10%) (11%) (70%)
skimmed
Other 623 (4%) 632 (4%) 480 (3%) 445 (3%) 482 (3%) 467 (3%) 549 (4%) 640 (5%) 649 (5%) 663 (5%)
Dairy 1-- 1-- 113 (1%) 86 (1%) 112 (1%) 80 (1%) 56 (-) 91 (1%) 132 (1%) 98 (1%)
wastage and
stock change
Other uses 1-- 1-- 301 (2%) 336 (2%) 338 (2%) 333 (2%) 338 (2%) 329 (2%) 334 (2%) 307 (2%)
(d)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Equals less than 0.5 per cent. Note: (a) Aggregated data from surveys run by Defra, SEERAD and DARDNI on the utilisation of milk
by dairies. (b) Includes the utilisation of the residual fat of low fat liquid milk production. (c) Includes condensed milk used in
the production of chocolate crumb and in the production of machine skimmed milk. (d) Includes farmhouse consumption, milk fed to
stock and on farm waste. Excludes suckled milk.
Subjects
Dairy products; Exports; Imports; Production; Milk
Date
19 January 2004
Reference
416 c1018W;416 c1016W; 148690
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on same.
1st supplementary on same.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 January 2004
Subjects
Dairy farming; Dairy products; Prices; Milk
Date
8 January 2004
Reference
416 c398-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to increase the farm gate price of milk for UK dairy farmers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to increase the farm gate price of milk for UK dairy farmers.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Beckett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 January 2004
For answer on
8 January 2004
Answered on
8 January 2004
Subjects
Dairy farming; Dairy products; Prices; Milk
Date
8 January 2004
Reference
416 c398-9; 146380
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on milk production.
Supplementary on milk production.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 July 2000
Subjects
Milk
Date
27 July 2000
Reference
354 c1230-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, When he intends to publish the Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report on the selling of milk in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, When he intends to publish the Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report on the selling of milk in the United Kingdom.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Stephen Byers
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 April 1999
For answer on
6 May 1999
Answered on
6 May 1999
Subjects
Company investigations; Administrative delays; Dairy farming; Publications; Milk; Monopolies and Mergers Commission; Milk Marque
Date
6 May 1999
Reference
330 c1080; 82368
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Comment on milk quotas. -
Comment on milk quotas. -
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Tony Baldry
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
9 May 1996
Answered on
9 May 1996
Subjects
Dairy farming; EU law; Production; Milk; Quotas
Date
9 May 1996
Reference
277 c359; 27461
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on increasing milk quotas for dairy farmers.
1st supplementary on increasing milk quotas for dairy farmers.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 May 1996
Subjects
Dairy farming; EU law; Production; Milk; Quotas
Date
9 May 1996
Reference
277 c359
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
When he last met representatives of the National Farmers Union to discuss milk quotas and the Potato Marketing Board. -
When he last met representatives of the National Farmers Union to discuss milk quotas and the Potato Marketing Board. -
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Viscount Hailsham
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
1 February 1996
Answered on
1 February 1996
Subjects
Production; Milk; Potato Marketing Board; National Farmers Union; Quotas
Date
1 February 1996
Reference
270 c1113-4; 11273
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on reliance on set-aside and pressing for additional quotas.
1st supplementary on reliance on set-aside and pressing for additional quotas.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 February 1996
Subjects
Production; Milk; Potato Marketing Board; National Farmers Union; Quotas
Date
1 February 1996
Reference
270 c1113-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on increasing the milk quota.
Supplementary on increasing the milk quota.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 November 1995
Subjects
Production; Milk; Quotas
Date
2 November 1995
Reference
265 c385
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on CAP and EU enlargement and milk quotas.
Supplementary on CAP and EU enlargement and milk quotas.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
20 October 1994
Subjects
EU enlargement; Milk; Common agricultural policy
Date
20 October 1994
Reference
248 c418
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on importing when UK can be self sufficient & contribution from Cheshire farmers.
1st supplementary on importing when UK can be self sufficient & contribution from Cheshire farmers.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
10 June 1993
Subjects
Agriculture; Dairy products; Food; Imports; Production; Milk; Quotas
Date
10 June 1993
Reference
226 c418-9;226 c420-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons