§ Mr. Holdsworthasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in connection with 1286W the proposed amendment of the Potato Marketing Scheme, which will give the Potato Marketing Board wide powers of purchase, sale, and forward dealings in potatoes, he proposes to introduce any protective Measure to ensure that these powers are not used in such a way that they will dislocate the normal channels of distribution, or result in potato prices being forced up to an undesirable level?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on 24th July to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for South-West St. Pancras (Sir G. Mitcheson). I know of no reason for supposing that the amendment of the Potato Marketing Scheme in the way proposed might lead to the dislocation of the normal channels of distribution or to an undesirable rise in the level of potato prices.