§ Mr. Couchmanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether any changes are proposed in the cash limit for the intervention board for agricultural produce.
§ Mr. JoplingSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class III, vote 2 will be increased by £1,468,000 from £21,031,000 to £22,499,000 to meet increased administrative costs incurred in supporting agriculture. The increase will be charged to the reserve and will not therefore add to the planning total of public expenditure.