Lieut.-Colonel Clifton-Brownasked the President of the Board of Trade why shops and merchants in the Eastern Counties cannot obtain supplies of sodium chlorate or agroxone for sale for weed destruction.
§ Mr. H. WilsonAs regards sodium chlorate, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for South Molton (Mr. Lambert) on 5th July. Agroxone, which is a selective weed killer for use on corn crops, is not normally sold through shops. Supplies have recently improved and I understand that supplies for farmers can now be fully met through the usual marketing channels.