HC Deb 06 July 1944 vol 401 c1413
Mr. Petherick

I beg to move, in page 5, line 42, to leave out from "products," to the end of line 44.

By the exercise of extraordinary speed we have whizzed to the Interpretation Clause, and this is an Amendment to the interpretation of "dairy farm." It says that a "dairy farm" means any farm, cow-shed or other premises, but it does not include any part of the farm or premises on which milk is manufactured into other products. That is to say, if a cheese factory were attached to the dairy farm the Bill would not apply. If the farm produces milk which forms a substantial part of the milk which is manufactured, the cheese factory comes under the Bill. I cannot see what is the object of the words which I propose to leave out: unless the milk produced on the farm or premises forms a substantial part of the milk so manufactured. I move the Amendment in order to get some elucidation of these words.