§ Mr. PRETYMANasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware that a considerable quantity of the straw compulsorily purchased from farmers by the War Office in 1918, and on which half the purchase money has been paid, is still standing on the farms; and whether he will now complete the purchase and remove the straw and so avoid further wastage and deterioration?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONAll straw of the 1918 crop purchased by the War Department is being removed as quickly as possible. The farmers are compensated for loss of weight in dryage, and for any inconvenience caused through the straw being left standing on their farms.