HC Deb 22 December 1971 vol 828 cc398-400W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will set up a permanently-based advisory unit for Welsh farmers at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society showground at Builth Wells on the lines of the advisory unit available at the Royal Show ground near Coventry.

Mr. Gibson-Watt

No. The National Agricultural Centre is a unique concept developed through the initiative of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and those concerned with farming in helping themselves to improve the efficiency of the industry. I will therefore be following with interest the initiative of my right hon. Friend in locating at this Centre a team of A.D.A.S. specialists who will not only be able to help technically with its further development and effectiveness, but also to make use of the Centre's facilities for the development of A.D.A.S. Group Advisory Work throughout England and Wales.