§ 61. Sir G. Jeffreysasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the damage that is likely to be caused to agricultural land and particularly to market gardens by the establishment of an oil refinery in the neighbourhood of Hook Park or Bromwich on the north shore of the Solent; and whether he will oppose such a project as likely to be detrimental to agricultural interests.
Mr. T. WilliamsI am aware that if the oil refinery is situated in the neighbourhood referred to there will inevitably be some loss of land to agriculture: apart from this, however, I have no reason to expect that there will be any interference with agricultural production in the neighbourhood.