§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture whether having regard to the serious plight of the farmers of East Anglia and other districts, he will now reconsider the desirability of applying a system of guaranteed prices for the principal agricultural products?
§ Mr. Henderson Stewartasked the Minister of Agriculture whether in order to restore confidence in the agricultural policy of the Government, he can now announce his intention to lay before the House a comprehensive policy, including price insurance, calculated to ensure fair returns and adequate wages for all branches of agriculture?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe question of the wider application of the principle of price insurance is raised in the recommendations issued a short time ago by the National Farmers' Union. The questions involved are still under examination and I am not yet in a position to make any statement on the subject.