HC Deb 15 November 1951 vol 493 cc1160-1
48. Mr. Desmond Donnelly

asked the Minister of Agriculture what action he proposes to take regarding the Ryan Report.

The Minister of Agriculture (Major Sir Thomas Dugdale)

A number of the Ryan Committee's recommendations affecting the internal organisation of the Department were accepted by my predecessor and have been or are being carried out. My predecessor invited the various interested bodies to give him their views on the Report, and I shall need time to study them—and, indeed, the whole question —before I can come to any decision on the main recommendations.

Mr. Donnelly

Is the Minister aware that there is considerable uncertainty among the staff of many of the agricultural committees, and will he do all in his power to remove this uncertainty as quickly as possible?

Sir T. Dugdale

I appreciate that point.

Mr. George Brown

Will the Minister bear in mind that, with regard to the major recommendations of the Report, there is a very great deal of strong feeling against them in the agricultural community?

Sir T. Dugdale

I will look at every aspect of the position.