HC Deb 12 March 1969 vol 779 c315W
Mr. H. Boardman

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will instigate research into the control of the mushroom fly.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Mushroom fly control is included in a comprehensive mushroom research programme at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, grant aided by the Agricultural Research Council. The council is also supporting research at the Imperial College of Science and Technology on the biology of nematodes associated with the mushroom fly.