§ 63. Mr. Coldrickasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware that old potatoes sold by the Potato Marketing Board at low prices to farmers to feed cattle are being placed on the market for human consumption at 28s. a hundredweight; and what action he proposes to take to protect consumers.
§ Mr. GodberNo, if the hon. Member can give details of actual happenings of this sort, my right hon. Friend will be glad to have them investigated.
DELIVERED PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL NITROGENOUS, PHOSPHATIC AND POTASSIC FERTILISERS AND SUBSIDIES WHERE KNOWN IN 1955–56 Per ton of plant nutrient (in bags, unless oth-erwise stated) delivered to nearest station Nitrogenous Phosphatic Potassic Country Sulphate of ammonia Superphosphate Basic Slag Potassium chloride (over 45 per cent. K2O) Price Subsidy Price Subsidy Price Subsidy Price Subsidy £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Denmark 97 11 2 Not known 55 11 0 Not known 57 15 1 Not known 28 15 5 Not known France 117 14 9* Not known 71 8 10* Not known 39 4 6* Not known 32 1 10* Not known Netherlands 88 6 2* None 60 13 10* None 51 12 3 None 29 5 0* None Sweden 109 15 9 Not known 59 11 3 Not known 53 5 1 Not known 31 7 3 Not known Western Germany. 101 18 11 20 7 9 70 16 6 14 3 4 49 11 9 9 18 4 26 1 10 5 4 4 United Kingdom. 95 8 11 28 3 1 78 4 6 28 17 9 53 2 5 19 3 4 36 6 5 Nil * Indicates prices delivered in bulk. NOTE: The delivered prices quoted in the table are gross, i.e. before deduction of subsidy.
§ 66. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the consumption per hectare of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilisers in the United Kingdom compares with the con-