§ Lord Apsleyasked the Minister of Agriculture how many officers in his Department have had practical farming experience as either landowning or tenant farmers?
§ Mr. T. WilliamsA knowledge, in many cases of a practical kind, of one or more branches of agriculture is usually required for posts on the technical staff of the Ministry, but I am unable to state how many of the officers at present serving in the Department have had the practical farming experience to which my Noble Friend refers.