HC Deb 29 November 1948 vol 458 cc1635-6
58. Mr. Randall

asked the Minister of Agriculture what bonus rations will be made available to commercial poultry keepers who supply the hatcheries and the accredited breeder who in off seasons return all eggs to the packing stations.

Mr. G. Brown

For these classes of poultry keepers, in common with all others, bonus rations will be available only on gradeable eggs which they themselves sell to egg packing stations.

Mr. Tiffany

Can my hon. Friend tell me what compensation will be given to those poultry keepers whose returns are reduced as a result of the activities of foxes?

59. Mr. Hopkin Morris

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will amend the regulations governing assistance from his Department to disabled Service men and grant the concession now made to those severely wounded in the second world war to those who were 100 per cent. disabled in the first world war.

Mr. G. Brown

I assume my hon. Friend refers to the special rations for poultry or pigs allowed in suitable cases to a limited class of very severely disabled ex-Service men of the last war. This arrangement is designed to help post-war resettlement and I regret that it is not possible to apply it now to ex-Service men of the first world war.

Mr. Hopkin Morris

Is my hon. Friend aware that ex-Service men disabled in the last war, who were 100 per cent. disabled, and who had an acre of land, obtained the allocation, whereas a man 100 per cent. disabled in the first world war who has less than an acre is unable to do so?

Mr. Brown

I rather think the hon. Member is mixing up two different schemes in so far as a person with no pre-war registration can now get rations based on the size of his holding. That applies to anybody who has a holding and who is able to come into this scheme. The closing date for receiving applications is the end of this month. That applies to anybody. It has no reference to the question of service in any particular war.