Retail Price Of Milk

EDM number 877 in 1989-90, proposed by Alex Carlile on 20/04/1990.

That this House deplores the extremely high milk prices charged to customers of fast-food restaurants; notes that, whereas the dairy farmer receives less than nine pence per pint at the farm gate, and the Milk Marketing Board takes a very modest profit when wholesaling the milk, the fast-food price is often more than ú1 per pint for cold milk served in a plastic beaker; regrets that profiteering on the price of milk probably has the effect of depressing demand for a healthy drink with much nutritional value; expresses concern at the adverse effect these facts have on the dairy industry; and calls upon the proprietors of fast-food chains to conduct a promotional campaign in which milk is offered to customers at not more than 60 pence per pint, a price which would comfortably cover costs and allow a reasonable mark-up.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.