Mr. DIXETasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the position of the agricultural industry of this country, he will consider the appointment of a commission of inquiry?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI should be very glad to appoint a Committee for the purpose suggested if I thought that any useful result could be anticipated. It has to be remembered, however, that several inquiries have been held during228W the past few years, of which I may instance the Agricultural Tribunal, the Linlithgow Committee and the recent Report on the Agricultural Output of England and Wales in 1925. The Reports provide a considerable body of information in regard to agriculture, and I doubt if a further inquiry would materially add to our present knowledge, or lead to suggestions which would place the Government in a better position to consider the problem than they are at present.