§ Mr. BECKETTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether it has now been decided to set up a Commission to investigate the present conditions and future prospects of the industry of agriculture and of all classes of the community dependent thereon; and, if it has been so decided, whether he can indicate the terms of reference, the composition, and the date on which the sittings of such Commission will commence?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the statement made in this House by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries yesterday evening.
§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Prime Minister when the agricultural policy of the Government will be announced?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLI have been asked to answer this question. As the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries stated in the Debate last night, it is proposed to set up a Royal Commission on Agriculture, and until this Commission has reported, it will be necessary to postpone the announcement of the Government policy in regard to agriculture.