§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Agriculture whether discussions are proceeding for the purpose of agreeing and announcing a long-term agricultural policy; and when such a statement is likely to be made.
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§ Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Agriculture what progress he has made in his consultations with the industry on post-war agricultural policy.
Mr. HudsonExploratory and confidential discussion have been opened with representatives of the agricultural industry on the subject of agricultural policy in the transitional and post-war periods. A wide field has to be covered and the discussions will necessarily take some time to complete. The results will in due course be reported to the War Cabinet, and I am not in a position at this early stage to say when a statement of policy is likely to be made.