§ Sir Smedley Crookeasked the 11 Mister of Agriculture whether he is satisfied that, while exercising the wide powers conferred upon him by the regulations at present in force, local war agricultural committees are using those powers without harshness to the individuals concerned; and whether he will undertake to inquire into the case of A. Holmes, of Yaxley, Suffolk?
Mr. HudsonThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. With regard to the second part, I have inquired into the case to which my hon. Friend refers and I am satisfied that the Executive Committee took the greatest care to ensure that the action which was necessary in the national interest should cause the least possible inconvenience to the dispossessed tenant.