Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government Bill and Rating. – in the House of Commons at on 14 February 1929.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the Land Mortgage Corporation, established under the Agricultural Credits Act, 1928, are only accepting advances through a bank, and only upon the condition that such banks hold shares in the corporation; that applications from farmers for such advances are now being refused by Barclays Bank on the grounds that applicants are not customers of the bank; and what steps he proposes to take to meet this situation?