§ 70. Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will approach owners of grouse moors and deer forests for permission to enable members of the local Home Guard to shoot grouse and deer, as this would not only give the Home Guard valuable shooting practice but would secure food for the nation?
§ Mr. BoothbyWhile thanking my hon. Friend for his interesting suggestion, I would suggest he consults my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War who is responsible for the Home Guard, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland, who is responsible for food production north of the border.
§ Mr. KirkwoodWill the Parliamentary Secretary support me in going to the Secretary of State for War and the Secretary of State for Scotland in order to get the request in my Question put into effect?
§ Mr. BoothbyI will certainly join my hon. Friend in bringing this suggestion to their notice.
§ Sir H. WilliamsWill the hon. Gentleman also bring it to the attention of the First Commissioner of Works, so that a start can be made in Richmond Park?