§ 59. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Food on what date he agreed to purchase 50,000 tons of potatoes from Ireland as part of the Anglo-Eire Agreement; and why he did so.
§ Mr. StracheyI offered to buy these potatoes on 13th February, 1948, as an insurance against a repetition of the serious shortage of the 1947–48 season.
§ 71. Brigadier Medlicottasked the Minister of Food what consultation took place between himself and potato growers in this country before he agreed to purchase 50,000 tons of potatoes from Eire as part of the Anglo-Eire agreement.
§ Mr. StracheyNo such consultation was necessary as the prices of the home-growers' main crop are guaranteed by the Government.