HC Deb 14 December 1948 vol 459 c137W
Mr. Hurd

asked the Minister of Agriculture the total number of applications for combine harvester-threshers received by county agricultural executive committees for next season; and to what extent this demand can be satisfied.

Mr. T. Williams

Over 5,000 applications for combined harvester-threshers have been received by county agricultural executive committees in England and Wales and by the Department of Agriculture for Scotland. The total number of new combined harvester-threshers expected in time for the 1949 harvest is over 2,000.