§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that agricultural land now growing crops is advertised for sale as factory sites on the outer rim of London; and whether, in view of the need for building up the nation's food supplies, he will take power to prohibit such land being sold for industrial purposes?
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§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithCompulsory reservation for agricultural purposes of land on the outer rim of London raises important questions of policy linked up with the location of industry, a subject which is at present under consideration by a Royal Commission, and I cannot give any undertaking of the kind suggested in the last sentence of the hon. Member's question.