§ Mr. de ROTHSCHILDasked the Minister of Agriculture if he has any figures showing whether the adoption of the national mark for strawberries has been justified by marketing results; and what proportion of English strawberries marketed last season were sold under the national mark?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe national mark scheme for strawberries was introduced experimentally during the past season, and 94 growers were authorised to apply the mark to their standardised packs of fruit. I am advised that the results were generally satisfactory. No figures are available, but the proportion of the total crop packed under the mark in the first season was, of course, small.