§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that farmers are subject to special Regulations imposed by the Board of Trade, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Labour, and Ministry of Food as well as to those of the Ministry of Agriculture; and whether he will arrange that all Regulations concerning agriculture be issued solely by the Ministry of Agriculture so that farmers may know with whom they have to deal?
1748W
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI do not think the proposal of my Noble Friend would be practicable. Farmers, like other classes of the community, must necessarily be affected by many Acts of Parliament administered by various Government Departments. The Ministry of Agriculture is, however, always consulted before any action specially affecting farmers is taken, and their interests are adequately safeguarded by this means.