§ 99. Sir H. Roperasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance to farmers now planning next year's crop of early potatoes that the spoiling of the market by foreign imports will be prevented.
§ Mr. MackesonIf the seasonal suspension of the open general licence should still be necessary in 1953, the period during which imports are restricted will be fixed in consultation with my right hon. Friends the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Minister of Food in the light of the estimated home production and of demand.