HC Deb 29 June 1950 vol 476 c2451
60. Mr. Hurd

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will now say when the wool marketing scheme will come before the House for approval.

Mr. G. Brown

Subject to the passing of the necessary affirmative resolutions by both Houses of the Northern Ireland Parliament, my right hon. Friend hopes to submit the wool marketing scheme to this House some time next month.

Mr. Hurd

Shall we before then have an opportunity of considering the Commissioner's report, following the public inquiry at Edinburgh?

Mr. Brown

I will bear the point in mind.

Sir T. Dugdale

Why did this scheme go to the Northern Ireland Parliament before this House had an opportunity even to consider it?

Mr. Brown

Because it is a Great Britain scheme, and the drill is for it to go there first so that it may then come before this Parliament.

Mr. Hurd

Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain.

Mr. Brown

I am obliged to the hon. Gentleman. The scheme applies to Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Grimond

The hon. Gentleman said that we should have an opportunity to consider the report. Shall we be able to consider reports on other wool schemes?

Mr. Brown

What I said was that I would bear in mind the point which the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr. Hurd) had made.