§ MR. MORRELL (Oxfordshire, Henley)To ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether he will state the total number of applications that have been made for small holdings under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act; the number of applicants approved as suitable; and the number of those whose applications have been satisfied.
(Answered by Sir Edward Strachey.) The following table gives the information desired—
| County. | Total number of applications. | Total acreage applied for. | Approximate number of approved applicants. | Estimated acreage required for approved applicants. | Quantity of land already arranged to be acquired in acres. | Number of applicants provided for by the council. | Number of applicants provided for by private landlords. | Remarks. |
| England: | ||||||||
| Beds. | 435 | 6,500 | No definite information available | 376 | 20, and 1 co-operative society | — | ||
| Berks, | 306 | 9,347 | 131 | 5,003 | 1,395 | 1 | — | |
| Bucks. | 435 | 9,254 | 248 | 5,000 | 300 | 8 | — | Inquiries into applications not yet completed. |
| Cambridge | 1,107 | 11,600 | 800 | 7,000 | 1,408 | 145 | 9 | |
| Chester | 228 | 5,232 | 112 | 2,246 | 941 | — | — | |
| Cornwall | 179 | 2,552 | 153 | 2,314 | 223 | 11 | — | |
| Cumberland | 62 | 1,289 | 25 | 351 | — | — | 5 | |
| Derby | 153 | 2,284 | No definite information available | — | — | |||
| Devon | 419 | 7,200 | 234 | 1,245 | 159 | — | 22 | |
| Dorset | 291 | 5,206 | 171 | 2,986 | 27 | 1 | 20 | 750 acres proposed to be hired compulsorily. |
| Durham | 350 | 6,452 | 314 | 5,529 | 170 | — | — | |
| Essex | 468 | 7,612 | 181 | 2,381 | 322 | 12 | 13 |