HC Deb 19 July 1926 vol 198 c882
34. Colonel DAY

asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of acres. of tobacco leaf under cultivation in this country?

Mr. GUINNESS

The acreage under tobacco in England and Wales in 1925 was about 20 acres.

Colonel DAY

Can the right hon. Gentleman say how much tobacco was yielded per acre?

Sir H. BRITTAIN

May I ask who smokes this tobacco?

Mr. J. JONES

We know who likes to advertise it?

Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHY

Does the right hon. Gentleman himself smoke this British-grown tobacco?