asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will take steps to encourage the revival of the oyster industry and to make oysters once more a cheap and popular food.

Intensive research is now being carried out at Conway, and a new research station is being established at Burnham-on-Crouch, with a view to overcoming some of the difficulties confronting the oyster industry. Licences have been granted this year to import over 11 million seed oysters. It is hoped that as a result of these measures supplies of oysters will improve and again become available to the public at a reasonable price.