§ Colonel RUGGLES-BRISEasked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the cost of the National Mark scheme for each of the last three years to the last convenient date?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe National Mark schemes form part of general marketing activities of the Ministry which include investigation, demonstration, standardisation and publicity, and it is not possible to separate the expenditure under any one of these heads. The total expenditure on the Improvement of Agricultural Marketing in the three financial years 1929, 1930 and 1931 was as follows:
— Gross Expenditure. Receipts. Net Expenditure. £ £ £ 1929 … 55,262 6,109 49,153 1930 … 124,586 5,895 118,691 1931 … 121,858 5,831 116,027