§ Mr. Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the process of producing organic manure from household refuse and liquid sewage, as practised by the Maidenhead District Council, has been found satisfactory as a result of the experiments made at Reading; and whether he will encourage its production by other local authorities?
Mr. Hudson:Arrangements for experiments into the utilisation of town refuse and sewage sludge as fertiliser are well in hand, but they will necessarily take time to complete, and it is not at present possible to say when results will be available. In these circumstances the second part of the Question does not arise.