§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what contribution is made to import savings by the glasshouse sector of horticultural food production; and why it was omitted from the White Paper, "Food From Our Own Resources."
§ Mr. StrangThe estimated value of the output of food from the glasshouse sector in 1973–74 was about £45 million. This does not all represent an import saving, since imported materials contribute102W and in the dwellings completed in the last 10 years in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy and the EEC;
(3) how many occupants on average there were per dwelling and per room; and what was the number of square metres of useful floor space per occupants in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, and the EEC, respectively, at the latest date for which information is available;
(4) what is the average number of dwellings per 1,000 of the population in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, and the nine members of the EEC together.
§ Mr. Gerald KaufmanFollowing is the information which is readily available:
largely to the costs of producing this food. Although specific reference is not made to the glasshouse sector in the text of the White Paper, horticulture is referred to and shown as contributing to the possible levels of agricultural production in 1980.