§ Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many prosecutions, requiring the consent of the Minister, have been instituted in England and Wales under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926, for each of the years since 1953; and what was the number of convictions obtained.
Mr. AmoryThe following is the information required:
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926 Year Number of prosecutions taken by local authorities with the consent of the Minister Number of convictions 1953 2 1 1954 7 7 1955 9 7 1956 10 6 1957 to date 3 2