§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the cost in a full year to agriculture and to horticulture, respectively, of the increase in duty on hydrocarbon oils.
§ Mr. PeartI estimate that the increase of 4d. per gallon in the duty on hydrocarbon oils announced in the Budget is likely to add about £1,650,000 to costs in a full year for agriculture and horticulture together in the United Kingdom. About a tenth of this is attributable to horticulture.