HC Deb 12 April 1951 vol 486 c1187
50. Mr. Crouch

asked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the annual financial assistance given to the County Garden Produce Committees for the past five years.

Mr. T. Williams

As the reply contains a table of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Crouch

May I ask, without seeing these figures, on what the right hon. Gentleman based his statement that village produce associations are self-supporting and have never been grant-aided?

Mr. Williams

Perhaps the hon. Member will wait until he is able to read my reply.

Following is the reply:

Grants paid to county garden produce committees for the last five years were as follows:

£ s. d.
1946–47 … … … 6,522 8 4
1947–48 … … … 7,562 8 4
1948–49 … … … 9,076 7 9
1949–50 … … … 8,516 5 7
1950–51 … … … 8,014 15 10