Dairy Industry

I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s endorsement of the concept of a regulator. What the sector requires is a food or grocery trade inspector at the Office of Fair Trading, rather than a new body. However, does the hon. Gentleman not agree that the code of practice has clearly not worked? Producers are not prepared to complain because they fear the consequences for their contracts. On that basis, we need someone to investigate proactively, rather than simply waiting for complaints that will never appear.