§ Mr. Maxwellasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Food Defence Plans Department is to issue a report on its work; and, if so, whether he can give the date of the anticipated publication of such a report?
§ Dr. BurginI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 24th February to the hon. Member for Evesham (Mr. De la Bère), to which I have nothing to add.
§ Mr. Turtonasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what is the present storage capacity of food for defence purposes in this country;
2085W(2) what provision is being made for the storage of home-grown food for defence purposes?
§ Dr. BurginMy right hon. Friend has received particulars of storage facilities for food available in this country, but it would not be in the public interest to publish them.
Lieut.-Colonel Clarkeasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the present plans for an expansion of home-grown food are intended only to come into operation after the outbreak of war, or whether he has any plans for an expansion of home-grown food before the outbreak of war?
Brigadier-General Brownasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the necessity for a large expansion of our agricultural developments in time of war, he has taken steps to find out the amount of increase desirable and practicable in each main commodity; and whether he will take steps to stop the present decline in agricultural acreage?
§ Mr. RamsbothamI would refer my hon. and gallant Friends to the reply my right hon. Friend gave on 11th March to the hon. Member for Central Southwark (Mr. Day).