§ Mr. LOUIS SMITHasked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that many municipal authorities are still buying their bulbs through Dutch firms; the percentage of bulbs normally sold in this 497W country which come from Holland; and whether he will bring to the notice of the municipalities the ability of British bulb growers to fill all municipal orders?
§ Dr. ADDISONI have no information as to the sources whence municipal authorities obtain their supplies of bulbs. There are no official statistics available on the point raised in the second part of the hon. Member's question, but I may mention that an unofficial estimate gives the proportion of Dutch bulbs as 90 per cent. of the quantity sold in this country. As regards the last part of the question, 1 understand that the demand for British bulbs of good quality is at present in excess of the supply.