HC Deb 17 July 1969 vol 787 c164W
85. Mr. Tudor Watkins

asked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether he will make a statement on his policy in relation to subparagraph V of the first paragraph of the section on conclusions of the Report of the Select Committee on Agriculture of February last which refers to his Department.

Mr. Alan Williams

The policy of my Department in this, as in other matters, is to seek the best use of our national resources. We believe that the best use includes the Government's agricultural expansion programme, which is expected to achieve import saving of some £160 million by 1972–73.