Milk Marketing Board should be raised so as to average over the year the same as the mean English price. For the reasons briefly touched upon above I am satisfied that as a matter of expediency as well as equity this claim should be met in full. I am prepared that the cost should be met by an adjustment of the retail price of milk in Scotland. The necessary adjustment would not raise that retail price above the average retail price in England. 6. I find it necessary to raise this issue in the Committee owing to the difficulties which have been expressed, in correspondence, by the Ministers principally concerned.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 11: Scotland (Edinburgh HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/10/3
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/10
- Former Department Reference
- LP(42) 201
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000010.003
- Keywords
- Agriculture Cattle Dairy Distribution Farmers Imports Industry Livestock Milk Overseas Trade Price Controls Prices Productivity Retail Surplus
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Milk Marketing Board Scottish Office
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control
