§ 86. Colonel YATEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether, with a view to stimulating apple growing in this country, the Board will now circularise railway companies asking them to consider the question of utilising spare ground along their lines by planting apple trees upon it?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE (Sir A. Boscawen)The position is still as outlined in the answer I gave to my hon. and gallant Friend on 30th October last year. Supplies of apple trees are not likely to be sufficient for the purpose indicated for at least three years, but the Ministry will bear the suggestion in mind and act upon it as soon as that course is practicable.