§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Reportdetails, for the past three years, of the percent age of his Department's textile purchases spun and woven overseas, the square yards represented by such purchases, the value of the purchases, and their country of origin.
§ Mr. John SilkinI regret that the in formation requested is not readily avail able. The expenditure of my Department on all purchases of textiles is normally of the order of £10,000 a year.