§ 40. Captain Cunningham-Reidasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will increase the ration of corn for poultry?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture (Mr. T. Williams)Rations for poultry are governed by the quantity of feeding-stuffs available and could only be increased by reducing the quantities available for other classes of livestock or for direct human consumption. My right hon. Friend regrets that it is not possible to increase them.
§ Captain Cunningham-ReidWhy is it so important that a racehorse gets a ration of 15 lbs. of corn per day, and so unimportant that thousands of poor people are having to kill off their poultry because they cannot get sufficient food for laying purposes?
§ Mr. WilliamsI think the hon. and gallant Gentleman must be under a delusion. Instead of killing off their poultry, small poultry keepers have been increasing enormously.