§ 29. Mr. MAINWARINGasked the Minister of Agriculture if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over a period of years the amount of the annual crop in the main agricultural products has been consistently lower in the Welsh counties compared with that obtained in the English counties; and whether he will hold an inquiry into the causes of this?
§ Captain AUSTIN HUDSON (Lord of the Treasury)My right hon. Friend is aware that, with the exception of turnips and swedes, the facts are as stated in the first part of the question. He is advised that this lower average productivity of crops in Wales is due to the conditions of soil and climate. He does not consider that any special inquiry is called for.