§ Lieutenant-Colonel RAYMOND GREENEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that many bee-keepers attribute the loss of their stocks to the use of medicatedcandy supplied by the Government; whether he will take steps to ascertain the facts; and whether, if these allegations prove to be true, compensation for the loss of their stocks will be paid to the bee-keepers concerned?
Sir ARTHUR BOSCAWENThe Board are not aware that the medicated candy in question, for the supply of which the Board obtained facilities from the Sugar Commission, has given rise to any losses of stocks. They are, however, causing inquiries to be made.