72. Surgeon Lieut.-Commander R. Bennettasked the Minister of Agriculture what negotiations he has entered into, 29W and what discussions he has had with his colleagues, with a view to the disposal of the Brownwick Farm Experimental Horticultural Station, near Titch-field, Hampshire, now the property of his Department, to an oil company for the purpose of establishing a refinery.
Mr. T. WilliamsI have entered into no such negotiations. The possibility of this site being used for an oil refinery has been discussed but it is not yet clear whether it would be more suitable for this purpose than other possible sites.