§ 58. Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Agriculture how many times the Poultry Advisory Committee has met within the last 12 months; and what were the subjects discussed on each occasion?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe Poultry Advisory Committee has met twice during the last 12 months. The subjects discussed on the first occasion, 25th June, 1936, were certain poultry diseases, and various Orders relating to poultry and eggs, which were proposed at the time and have since been issued. On the second occasion, 16th April, 1937, proposals for prohibiting the exposure of diseased poultry at markets and sales were considered.
Viscountess AstorWill the right hon. Gentleman explain to the Poultry Board that they will always be here as long as food is coming in from abroad, and will he also tell them that there are too many chickens on the land at the moment?