§ 53. Mr. Bakerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give an assurance that the agricultural, fishing and forestry industries will be exempted from the cuts in Government expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MackieMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has already stated on 16th January that we are not proposing any cuts in agricultural expenditure. This was made clear in the table published in HANSARD where the figures for agriculture (which includes fishing and forestry) showed no reductions.