§ 52. Major Legge-Bourkeasked the Minister of Agriculture if he has yet reached any conclusions on the Report of the Loveday Committee on Higher Agriculture Education.
§ The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Thomas Williams)I have already stated that I am in general agreement with the coherent plan suggested by the Committee for improved facilities for higher agricultural education to meet the needs of the future, and that I wished to commend it 512 to the attention of the Universities and other interested bodies. I am now considering the detailed recommendations of the Committee in the light of the views expressed by those bodies.
§ Major Legge-BourkeWill the Minister expedite his final decision on the recommendations regarding the university course, particularly in view of the recent establishment of the National Advisory Service?
§ Mr. WilliamsI can assure the hon. and gallant Gentleman that conversations are taking place with the universities.