§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 18 January,Official Report, column 545, if he will make it his policy to waive the harvesting restriction to prevent food going to waste.
§ Mr. JackNo. However, we will examine the rules for planting crops on set-aside land for harvest in the next cropping year to ensure farmers do not have to choose between receiving set-aside payments and harvesting edible crops.