§ Mr. Brayasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the importance of end-prices in the Government's policy for agriculture, he will set up an inquiry into the system whereby producers enter into contractual arrangements to supply all or part of their output direct to processors, distributors or others.
§ Mr. PriorYes. My right hon. Friends and I have decided to set up a committee to inquire into the practice of contract farming in the United Kingdom. I am very pleased to say that Sir James Barker, M.B.E., Chairman of Unigate Ltd., has agreed to take the chair. Other members of the committee are: The Marchioness of Anglesey, Mr. John Arbuckle, O.B.E., Sir Roger Falk, O.B.E., Mr. Hector Laing, Mr. J. K. Lynn, J.P., Mr. A. T. Mitchell, Mr. Alan F. Shaw, J.P. Mr. J R. Catford, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has been appointed secretary to the committee.