§ 47. Mr. Emrys Robertsasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will ensure that farmers' co-operative societies will be permitted to buy wool from their members under the Wool Marketing Scheme which is proposed for the 1950 clip.
Mr. T. WilliamsNo. The proposed Wool Marketing Scheme has not yet been submitted to the Agricultural Ministers by the promoters. When it is so submitted the procedure set out in Section 1 of the Agricultural Marketing Act, 1931, will apply, including advertisement of the scheme, public inquiry into objections, possible modification of the scheme by the Minister in the light of the result of such inquiry, and submission of the scheme for an affirmative Resolution of both Houses of Parliament. I cannot anticipate the detailed operation of the scheme.