Colonel NEWMANasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, upon appointment of the Committee to inquire into the methods of selling and distributing agricultural, horticultural, and dairy produce, he will invite representations from the National Citizens' Union and similar organisations representing the public?
§ Sir R. SANDERSThe Committee will no doubt invite evidence from representative organisations of the various interests concerned. The selection of the organisations is a matter for the Committee.
§ Dr. CHAPPLEasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in order to provide evidence for the Committee to be set up to investigate the cost of living in relation to the cost of food production, he will collect data from countries where State railways have attempted to provide cheap transport of food products from the farm to the workers' homes?
§ Sir R. SANDERSI think it will be desirable to leave this Committee to decide on the nature of the evidence it wishes to take. Any assistance my Department can render will of course be freely given.