§ 48. Sir PERCY HURDasked the Minister of Agriculture in view of the demands of poultry farmers in England, Wales, and Scotland for the appointment of an egg reorganisation commission, if he can state when such a commission will be set up?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE and FISHERIES (Major Elliot)My hon. Friend will no doubt have seen the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland on 11th July to a question by the Noble Lord the Member for Perth (Lord Scone) on this subject. I am sending him a copy for convenience and can only add at this stage that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and I will reach 1990 a decision on the application before us without avoidable delay.
§ Sir P. HURDWhat is the cause of the delay that has already occurred?
§ Major ELLIOTIt was only on 10th July that we had notice that the organisations concerned desired this Reorganisation Commission to be set up. The delay has been with the organisations concerned.