§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will arrange for a grant to be made from the Development Fund to enable more research to be made by the Agricultural Central Co-operative Association into problems of grading, presentation and marketing of horticultural produce in accordance with the opinion expressed in the Runciman Report.
§ Mr. GodberGrants from the Development Fund are made by the Treasury on recommendations by the Development Commission following applications from organisations such as the Agricultural Central Co-operative Association and my right hon. Friend has no power to arrange for such assistance from the Fund. In the first instance, therefore, it would be for the Association to submit detailed proposals to the Commission. I should, however, make it clear that, while the Runciman Committee suggested that there was need for research into matters such as those referred to in the Question, its Report contains no recommendations to the effect that grants should be made to the Association for that purpose.