§ 11. Mr. Bullardasked the Minister of Agriculture which of the directors of the National Pig Breeders Association Progency Testing Research Company Limited he intends to appoint to be members of the independent authority which he is setting up to control the pig progeny testing stations.
Mr. AmoryThe method of constituting the governing body of the progeny testing stations is at present being discussed with representatives of producers, breeders, and others concerned. Decisions have not yet been reached.
Mr. BollardCan my right hon. Friend give any indication as to what position this company is likely to occupy in the scheme of things? There is a feeling among breeders that the way in which the company was set up by the National Pig Breeders Association was rather secretive. Can my right hon. Friend say whether it will have a part to play in the scheme of things, or not?
Mr. AmoryThe company which I am talking about is the new company to be set up to run the progeny testing stations. It will be a non-profit-making company, and there will be representatives of the various interests concerned, including representatives appointed directly by the Ministers, on the governing body.
§ Sir L. PlummerWhen the Minister is discussing with the N.P.B.A. the constitution of this board, will he also discuss the possibility of appointing pig producers to the committee which is to advise him on bacon production, which at present has on it no representative of the N.P.B.A.?