§ 67. Mr. Hoosonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will take steps to make it an offence to burn straw in the fields after harvesting, unless specific permission is given by his Department for this to be done.
§ Mr. BishopNo. I am not satisfied that this would be any improvement on the present system of reliance on the straw burning code and the regulations of burning by local byelaws. The Government are actively considering measures to reduce waste of straw and encouraging research into its economic use.