§ 44. Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the National Stud has been operated at a profit or at a loss during the current year; and whether he will now consider the desirability either of closing down the stud or transferring it to some situation within Great Britain or Northern Ireland?
§ Mr. ELLIOTIt is too early in the season to express an opinion on the financial results of the working of the National Stud during the current year. As regards the latter part of the question, I have the position of the Stud under constant review but I do not contemplate any change in the existing arrangements for the time being.