§ 40. Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last met farming organisations or farmers to discuss the Government's policy of sustaining home food production.
§ Mr. StrangMy right hon. Friend and I maintain continuing contacts with farming organisations and farmers on matters of concern to the industry.
§ 48. Mr. Costainasked the Minister of of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is still hoping that the agricultural industry will achieve a year-on growth of 2½ per cent., as expressed in the Government's White Paper, "Food from our Own Resources".
§ Mr. Wattasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in the light of the statistics in the recently published Annual Review of Agriculture 1977, he will make a statement on food expansion in the next three years.
§ Mr. StrangI would refer the hon. Members to the reply given earlier today to the hon. Members for Cirencester and Tewkesbury (Mr. Ridley), Devizes (Mr. Morrison) and Romford (Mr. Neubert).