§ 64. Lieut.-Colonel Byersasked the Minister of Agriculture why no arrangements have been made for the importation of agricultural mowers from. abroad this year, in view of the shortage of this type of equipment in this country.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsMowers were not included in the 1946 programmes of imports of farm machinery from the dollar area because the programme had to be kept down to a minimum and, in view of the expected substantial increase in home production, I did not consider that the importation of mowers from America could be regarded as so essential as that of certain other machines. Arrangements have, however, been made for the importation of 600 mowers from Eire this year, and I am sorry if my reply to the 31 hon. and gallant Member's supplementary question a fortnight ago misled him on this point.