§ 27. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture how many marketing schemes under the Agricultural Marketing Act, 1931, have been prepared, and how many are in course of preparation?
§ Major ELLIOTEight schemes have been submitted under the Agricultural Marketing Act, 1931. Of these one, applicable in England, is in full operation; two, applicable to areas in Scotland, have been approved but a poll of registered producers on the question whether the 1539 schemes shall remain in force has not yet been taken; the remaining five schemes are in various preliminary stages and have not yet been the subject of approving Orders. Two schemes are in course of preparation by Reorganisation Commissions and one by producers, but as I informed the hon. Member on the 13th March last there may be others in course of preparation by the producers of which I am not yet aware.