§ Captain Pluggeasked the Minister of Agriculture, in view of the present shortage of expert farm labour, what steps have been taken in the county of Kent to provide a communal or co-operative service of regular pruning and spraying for small orchards, the owners of which cannot afford to give them proper attention?
Mr. HudsonAs regards a spraying service, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave on 19th February to the hon. Member for Linlithgow (Mr. Mathers). A service scheme for pruning is under consideration by the county war agricultural executive committee.