§ 3. Mr. Adleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what official representations he has received from the National Farmers' Union in Cornwall about damage caused by the prototype Concorde on its flight-testing programme.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Peter Mills)None, Sir.
§ Mr. AdleyIs my hon. Friend aware that the anti-Concorde project has approached the NFU in Cornwall to provide a list of farms over which Concorde has flown so that it might try to elicit complaints from fanners? Is he further aware that one of the farmers, Mr. Rex Davey, who farms 600 acres in Cornwall, was approached by the anti-Concorde project and asked to list the occasions on which Concorde had damaged live stock and buildings, and that he replied that Concorde had caused no damage—[Hon. Members: "Speech."]—either to his buildings or to any of his livestock? Is he aware that Mr. Davey asked me to do what I could—
§ Mr. MillsNo, Sir, I am not aware of these facts, but there have been very few complaints. Very little damage has been done, in spite of the fears in agriculture. The Cornwall NFU has acted very responsibly in these matters.