SIR WALTER FOSTER (Derbyshire, Ilkeston):To ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he can state the number of Crown land farms mentioned as vacant in last year's Report which are still unlet, giving the size of each farm, the county in which it is situated, and the length of time it has been vacant; and whether any steps have been taken to divide the larger farms into smaller holdings, or to let any portion of them in small holdings and allotments.
(Answered by Mr. Victor Cavendish.) The following is the list of farms asked for by the hon. Member:—
of one as a smaller holding would be considered, but it must be borne in mind 339 that a division of the farms into smaller holdings except for allotments would involve substantial outlay in the provision of additional farmhouses and buildings.