§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the recent storm damage to cereal and fruit crops.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThere has been local storm damage to cereals, especially barley, but, given reasonable weather between now and harvest time, overall yields should not be seriously affected. Apart from slight damage to soft fruit and some apples in certain districts there has been little adverse effect on the fruit crop.