§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food how his Department will decide on the standards of farming oats, barley or mixed corn as indicated in paragraph (4) of the explanatory leaflet of his pamphlet CDP/L1.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeA proportion of claims for deficiency payments on oats, barley and mixed corn will be referred by my Department to the Agricultural Departments who will arrange, as may be thought necessary, for inspection of the crops.
§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food to state the special circumstances which will permit application forms indicated in leaflet CDP/L1 to be accepted after 31st May, 1954.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeProvided claims are not seriously overdue they will he accepted. Late claims will be considered in the light of the grower's explanation for the delay and whether it is still practicable to apply the checks envisaged in the scheme, e.g., inspection of the crops, where oats, barley and mixed corn are concerned.
§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food what proportion of the application forms demanded in leaflet CDP/L1 have been incorrectly completed.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeThis information could not be available until all the forms have been received, examined and 63W checked, nor will the numerous small errors inevitably incidental to the introduction of new forms of this kind ever be capable of statistical classification.
§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food what arrangements are being made to enable farmers who have been unable to understand the instructions in leaflet CDP/L1 to claim deficiency payment.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeIf they need assistance in completing form CDP.1 growers can obtain advice from their merchants, from county agricultural executive committees, local wheat committees, the local branches of the National Farmers' Union, or direct from the Ministry of Food, or the Agricultural Departments.