HC Deb 27 July 1971 vol 822 c86W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of those who will be forced out of agriculture in Wales in consequence of Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Since agriculture generally should be more profitable in the E.E.C., I see no reason to expect any increase in the outflow of manpower from Welsh agriculture.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what considerations led to his decision that the time was now appropriate for the Welsh Economic Council to study the special implications to Wales of Great Britain's entry into the Common Market.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The decision to embark on the study of the White Paper—Cmnd. 4715—was the Council's own.

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