Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

– in the House of Commons on 2 February 1959.

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  • Land Drainage Rates (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the wide dissatisfaction over the method of assessment of land drainage rates; and when he hopes to arrange for an alteration.

  • Felling Licences (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now discontinue felling licences for hedgerow timber.

  • Private Woodlands (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether maintenance grants will be paid to private woodlands in respect of the whole area dedicated or only part of it.

  • Fresh Fruit (Consumption) (8 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the latest figure for the consumption a head per annum of fresh fruit in this country; and how this compares with the pre-war figures.

  • Potato Guarantee (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has now completed the financial agreement with the Potato Marketing Board in connection with the potato guarantee; and what are...

  • Milk Production (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what cause he attributes the fall in milk production by 50 million gallons in 1958; and if he is satisfied that production in the coming...

  • Beef (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what extent the home production of beef increased during 1958 to offset the fall in imported supplies from Argentina; and to what extent...

  • Seed Potatoes (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether his attention has been drawn to the prices of certified Scotch potato seed; whether he is satisfied that they are reasonable; and to...

  • Conservation of Fish Stocks (Convention) (10 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the International Fisheries Convention for the Conservation of Fish Stocks in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, which was signed by...

  • Fatstock Guarantee Scheme (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the standard of the certifying officers appointed under the Fatstock Guarantee Scheme, 1958–59; and if he will...

  • Horticultural Products (17 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give a comparative statement of home and European costs of production of horticultural products, on the basis of figures...

  • Rabbit Skins (4 speeches)

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  • Charollais Bulls (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his intentions with regard to granting an application, by a group interested in artificial insemination, for permission to import...

  • Dartmoor National Park (Buckland Woods) (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many requests have been received for the clear-felling of Buckland Woods in the Dartmoor National Park, and how many against; and...

  • Farm Rents (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the movement of farm rents since the passing of the Agriculture Act, 1958.

  • Flower Bulbs (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will investigate the extent to which recent increased imports of cut flowers are due to British horticulturists being prevented by...

  • Land Drainage, South Yorkshire (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware of repeated serious floodings in South Yorkshire; and whether he is now in a position to make a statement of his...

  • Ice Cream (Regulations) (10 speeches)

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  • Potato Supplies (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on potato supplies.

  • Animal Feeding Stuffs (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the quantity and tie value of animal feeding stuffs imported during 1958 from dollar sources.

  • Small Farms Scheme (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will state his present estimate of the number of small farmers who will qualify to benefit under the proposed Small Farms Scheme.

  • Fishing Industry (Strike) (8 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the threatened strike of trawler skippers and mates on 12th February, what action he is taking to ensure adequate supplies of...

  • Slaughterhouses (Regulations) (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish his new slaughterhouse regulations.