HC Deb 26 July 1967 vol 751 cc136-7W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consultations were held with representatives of farming interests prior to his decision to establish rural development boards.

Mr. Peart

The customary consultations with farming organisations took place after the issue of the White Paper of August, 1965, proposing inter alia the establishment of rural development boards, and before the introduction of the necessary legislation.