§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give consideration to the need for the general public to be better informed about farmers' problems and the necessity and reasons for farm subsidies; and if he will make arrangements for these to be given publicity by a Press campaign or other means.
§ Mr. John HareI have the fullest sympathy with the object of my hon. Friend's Question.
Whilst it may be primarily for the industry itself to see that the general public is better informed about farming and its problems, I can assure my hon. Friend that my colleagues and I take every opportunity of making more widely known the achievements of British agriculture, its place in the national economy, and the justification for the Government's policy of financial support.