§ 48. Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Agriculture if he has considered representations which have been made to him from the Lincolnshire Federation of Domestic Poultry Keepers expressing grave anxiety at the present feeding-stuffs position; and what he intends to do.
§ Sir T. DugdaleI am aware that the Lincolnshire Federation of Domestic Poultry Keepers are concerned about the recent cut in rations for domestic poultry keepers. As I explained in the House on the 29th November, we have had to spread an unchanged total quantity of rationed feedingstuffs over increased numbers of livestock, with the result that ration scales generally for both commercial and domestic producers have had to be reduced.