§ Mr. Conlanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has for increasing the contribution to the country's exports of the agricultural and horticultural industries.
§ Mr. PeartI have invited my advisory council to examine this question. Its remit is to consider the agricultural and horticultural industries' contribution to exports and to advise how these can be increased, including the means by which the industries could best contribute to the financing of export promotion. In carrying out its inquiry the council will consult the major interests in this field and will work in close liaison with both the British Overseas Trade Board, with its general responsibilities for export promotion, and the British Agricultural Export Council, with its special responsibility for promoting agricultural and horticultural exports.