asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give an assurance to agriculturists that there will be no further cuts in the supply of feedingstuffs, in order to enable farmers to make plans for food production on the basis of a long-term plan.

The supply of feedingstuffs is largely dependent on a number of factors such as world weather, world harvests, the policies of overseas governments and the international financial situation, over which I have no control. The best assurance is that which farmers can give themselves by growing more of their own feedingstuffs.

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is prepared to announce a long-term price plan for wheat growing so that farmers may arrange for future production and rotation beyond the 1950 harvest.

The terms of Part I of the Agriculture Act, 1947, already ensure that farmers know the price of their main crops, including wheat, in good time to plan their next year's cropping, and I do not think more is required. For example, prices were announced in March, 1949, for wheat to be sold by farmers from the harvest of 1950. Farmers have already been assured that it is not the Government's intention to limit in the foreseeable future the amount of wheat to which the guarantee of a price and market applies: and it must be clear that the country will need all the wheat that can be grown for many years to come.

asked the Minister of Agriculture what measures of assistance he proposes to deal with overcropping and the disease of take-all and eyespot much prevalent at the present time in arable districts.

I am not prepared to agree that overcropping is prevalent, and as regards take-all and eyespot my Department has published advisory leaflets, of which I am sending the hon. Member copies, indicating how these diseases may be controlled.

asked the Minister of Transport why he has made the Hotels Executive responsible for all catering on British Railways but not responsible for catering on British cross-Channel steamers which are owned by British Railways.

It is considered that for reasons of convenience and sound administration, the Railway Executive should be responsible for all matters concerning the running of ships owned by British Railways, including the catering arrangements, rather than that responsibility should be divided between two Executives.

asked the Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that during recent months planes have flown over towns and villages in Suffolk at a height of 40 or 50 feet, scaring children and frightening cattle; and what steps he is prepared to take to stop this practice of low flying over inhabited areas.

Authorised low-flying areas and routes have been carefully planned to give the least possible disturbance to the civilian population. Low-flying practice is an essential part of aircrew training and it is not possible altogether to avoid low flying over Suffolk.