§ 3. Mr. John Wellsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the benefits to be derived from new tax arrangements for horticulturalists similar to those in force in Holland; and if he will clarify the Government's intentions on capital allowances and investment incentives for agriculture and horticulture, and in particular for horticultural glass.
§ Mr. MacDermotI would refer the hon. Member to the statement made yesterday by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in reply to a Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk, North (Mr. Hazell).
§ Mr. WellsWill my hon. and learned Friend look at the account of this industry in the Westminster Bank Review for August of last year, and will he look specifically at the problems of the balance of payments situation arising from our imports of £15 million worth of Dutch glasshouse produce every year, with a view to helping our industry in the same way as the Dutch Government help theirs?
§ Mr. MacDermotI am not aware of any arrangements in Holland bestowing greater advantages on their horticulturalists than the provisions announced by my right hon. Friend yesterday bestow on ours.