§ 21. Mr. HURDasked the Minister of Agriculture what sum is still unpaid for milk sent to the milk pool during the general strike; and what steps are being taken to expedite payment?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Sir Burton Chadwick)I have been asked to reply. Since the 19th June the Milk Pool Accounts Department have paid 5,070 accounts, of the total sum of £213,000, leaving approximately £30,000 unpaid. I can assure my hon. Friend that every effort is being made to pay the remaining accounts, received from farmers, by the end of this month.