§ 49. Mr. Wilfrid Robertsasked the Minister of Agriculture when he will be prepared to give the acreage of grassland ploughed out in each county, and the acreage allotted to that county?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI propose to obtain final estimates on 15th May as to the acreage of grassland ploughed out in each county and will then be prepared to publish figures for individual counties.
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThat is another question.
§ Mr. RobertsWhat objection can there be to publishing the names of the counties which have exceeded their quota before the end of April?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI would sooner give a full and an exact account of all when the campaign is finished.
55. Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give an assurance that it will be his policy to ensure for next season that an additional 1,000,000 acres of land in this country shall be brought in under the plough?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI am not in a position to forecast the details of the home food production campaign for 1940–41.
Mr. De la BèreMay I know what the programme for 1941 is to be, and whether it is from Bedford Square or Westminster that we are to have direction?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithFrom this House.