HC Deb 15 June 1931 vol 253 c1426
28. Mr. BUTLER

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will summon a conference of tithe payers, tithe owners, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to discuss with him problems arising from the present incidence of tithe?

Dr. ADDISON

As I said in the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member for the Isle of Wight Captain P. Macdonald) on Thursday last, I am hoping to arrange a conference with some of the parties concerned for a discussion of existing difficulties.

Mr. BUTLER

In view of the extreme urgency of this problem, particularly in East Anglia, will the right hon. Gentleman assure us that the conference will be summoned as soon as possible?

Dr. ADDISON

I think that, already, arrangements have been started to convene it.

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