§ 75. Mr. SHEPPERSONasked the Minister of Agriculture what arrangements, if any, have been made by his Department on behalf of fruit of home food production to promote the sale of fruit at the British Empire Exhibition; and what reports have been called for and received from the Ministry's marketing officers in regard generally to the facilities available for encouraging the sale of English foodstuffs at the exhibition?
§ Major Sir HARRY BARNSTON (for Mr. E. Wood)I have been asked to reply. The British Empire Exhibition, as its name implies is, of course, designed to further the interests of producers in all parts of the Empire, and producers and distributors of home-grown foodstuffs are, through their own organisations, in the best position to take advantage of the exhibition for this end. If my hon. Friend has any suggestions to make, my right hon. Friend will be pleased to consider them.
§ Mr. SHEPPERSONCan the hon. Gentleman assure me that the provisions made for promoting the sale of British-grown fruit are equitable in relation to the provisions made for the exhibition of fruit grown within the Dominions or Colonies?
§ Mr. HURDSince this question was last raised, has the Minister been to the exhibition and seen what a poor show British home produce is making?
§ Mr. J. JONESIs there any provision made at the exhibition for an exhibition of Dead Sea fruit from the Tory Government?