§ Mr. de ROTHSCHILDasked the Minister of Agriculture what representative agricultural bodies have been approached in connection with the forthcoming Ottawa Conference: and what provision is being made for the representation of British agricultural opinion at that Conference?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am already in possession of the views of representative agricultural bodies, including the National Farmers Union and the Central Chamber of Agriculture, on the position of home agriculture in connection with Imperial Preference. A deputation of the former body waited upon me quite recently with reference to this subject especially. I intend to convene a meeting at an early date of the Agricultural Advisory Committee set up under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act, 1919, to discuss this question. As regards the last part of the question, I have nothing to add to the reply given on Monday last by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to a question by my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Newbury (Brigadier-General Clifton Brown).