§ 38. Mr. Haselhurstasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent representations he has received from the National Farmers Union about straw and stubble burning.
§ Mrs. FennerWe have received a number of proposals about straw and stubble burning from the National Farmers Union, which intends to revise its code of practice on straw and stubble burning. It also hopes to see substantial strengthing of the model byelaw to include, amongst other things, wider firebreaks, greater supervision of fires, limits on the areas which may be burned at any one time and measures to prevent the spreading of ash and smuts.