§ 59. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Food the price per ton now being paid for linseed bought in Argentina; the price paid to British farmers for the 1946 linseed crop; and the price that will be paid for the 1947 crop.
§ Dr. Edith SummerskillWe are not buying Argentine linseed and have bought none for a considerable time. The Ministry's price for home grown linseed of the 1946 crop was £30 per ton. With a view to increasing our supplies of linseed oil and oilcake, a scheme to encourage a substantial increase in British acreage will be announced by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture within a few days. As part of this scheme, it has been decided to raise the price to £40 a ton for the next two seasons, that is, for the 1947 and 1948 crops.