Major DAVIESasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether the Government fixed prices for beef, mutton, butter, and all agricultural produce are fixed on the basis of the cost of production of the various animals; and whether he will consider the desirability of adopting the same principle in all dealings with agriculturalists?
§ Mr. CLYNESI have been asked to reply. It has always been the policy of the Government to fix the prices paid to the producer on the basis of the cost of production, and I can assure the hon. and gallant Member that this policy will be adhered to in the future.