§ Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that, in view of the prospective fuel shortage during the coming winter, speculators are buying estates in all parts of the country with the object of felling all standing timber and obtaining a high price for it; and whether steps will be taken to control indiscriminate felling of this kind and the price at which the resultant timber is sold to the public for burning
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI have no evidence of what the hon. Member describes; and I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to the Question on 193W this subject by the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr. Haire) on 4th August, 1947 The prices at which fuelwood may be sold are controlled by the Wood Fuel Prices (Wholesale) Order, 1946, made by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Fuel and Power.